Philippines welcomes 1.2M doses of reformulated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Philippines on Saturday welcomed 1.2 million doses of the reformulated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.

The fresh batch of vaccine doses procured through the World Bank was delivered at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 past 8 p.m., the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.

Prior to this shipment, the country received 1,147,000 doses of the reformulated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday night.

As of March 24, the Department of Health stated that 72.81% of the target population has been vaccinated.

Meanwhile, a total of 736,143 children are fully vaccinated, while at least 1.8 million children received their first dose.

The DOH also said that about 8.9 million teenagers have now been fully vaccinated against the virus, with 9.87 million receiving their first shot.

The Philippines started its vaccination program in March 2021. —VBL, GMA News