Galvez sees arrival of 1M more Sinovac doses; 2.2M Pfizer shots on June 10

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Sunday said the national government expects the arrival of an additional one million doses of Sinovac and 2.2 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on June 10.

Earlier, one million doses of CoronaVac, the COVID-19 vaccine of Sinovac, were delivered in Manila on Sunday.

"We are being more committed na magkaroon ng steady supply. Darating coming June 10, another 1 million from Sinovac and darating din 'yung ating COVAX na 2.2 million ng Pfizer (On June 10, one million more Sinovac shots and 2.2 million Pfizer shots from COVAX will arrive.)," said Galvez in an interview with reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Galvez said they also expect more than two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the Philippines in the next two weeks. He added that these vaccines were from the COVAX facility.

Vaccine brands delivered to the Philippines to date include Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Sputnik V. 

Ceremonial vaccination of A4 in Pasay

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Sunday said there will be a ceremonial rollout of COVID-19 jabs for those included in the A4 category or economic frontliners.

"Tomorrow there will be a ceremonial rollout for vaccination of A4. Bukas sisimulan na natin ang simultaneous jabbing for A1, 2, 3 and 4 (On Monday, we will start the simultaneous jabbing of A1, 2, 3, and 4," Duque told reporters after the arrival of Sinovac vaccines at NAIA.

The ceremonial inoculation will be held at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City at 10 a.m., Duque added.

Duque said Galvez, presidential spokesman Harry Roque, and treatment czar Vince Dizon will join the event.

In a bid to help the economy recover, the National Economic and Development Authority said at least 35.5 million workers are targeted to be vaccinated as the national government simplified the A4 category. —KG, GMA News