The Philippines on Thursday received a total of 3,191,040 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by the United Kingdom through the COVAX Facility.
COVID-19 UPDATE: The country has logged below 1,000 daily new Covid-19 cases for two consecutive days with 975 new infections that brought the total case count to 2,829,618 since the start of the pandemic last year.
More US-donated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the Philippines on Monday night, further boosting the country's supply as it readies booster shots for the healthcare workers.
The National Task Force Against Covid-19 encouraged fully vaccinated individuals to take whatever available brands will be administered as booster shots.
COVID-19 UPDATE: The nation's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,728,696 after 3,510 new recoveries were reported on Monday.