The first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility has finally arrived in the country Thursday night (March 4), bringing the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that the Philippines has to 1,087,200.
The plane carrying the 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 at 7:10 p.m. on March 4 from Belgium, aboard flight KLM 803 which passed by Bangkok, Thailand, before landing in Manila.
The vaccines were developed in South Korea and have been donated by the following countries: Germany, European Union, Norway, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, and Greece.
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