50,000 more Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in Philippines

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/05/20210504-covid-sputnik-v-vaccine-ayala-mall-gc-3424.jpg"/><figcaption>A health worker shows a vial of the Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine during its rollout at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City on May 4, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday night received 50,000 more doses of the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.</p><p>The aircraft carrying the shipment arrived at NAIA around 10:30 p.m.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Qatar Airways Flight QR928, which carries the 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia, landed in Manila at around 10:30pm.<br/><br/>Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and other officials receive the shipment. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/JervisManahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JervisManahan</a> <a href="https://t.co/9ziNfIEhIv">pic.twitter.com/9ziNfIEhIv</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1399012578035060739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>This is the third batch of the Russian vaccine that arrived in the Philippines. The first batch arrived last May 1, with another batch arriving in May 12.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/01/21/philippines-sputnik-v-russia-covid-vaccine-first-batch">Philippines gets first 15,000 Sputnik V COVID-19 shots</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/21/additional-sputnik-v-arrive-philippines-15000-doses-may122021">15,000 more Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in Philippines</a></li></ul><p>The vaccine candidate developed by Gamaleya Institute is the second government-procured product that has been delivered to the country after Sinovac’s CoronaVac.</p><p>It was cleared for emergency use in the Philippines in March. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/19/21/philippines-grants-emergency-authorization-for-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine">Philippines grants emergency authorization for Russia&#x27;s Sputnik V vaccine</a></li></ul><p>The initial batch of 15,000 doses was used in a “pilot run” in preparation for the arrival of additional doses, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 had said.</p><p>Five Metro Manila localities received the product as they have cold storage capacity. </p><p>According to the FDA, the Sputnik V vaccine needs to be stored at a temperature of negative 18 degrees Celsius and must be kept as a frozen solution.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/21/maynila-makati-handa-magbakuna-sputnik-v-vaccines">Maynila, Makati handa nang magbakuna gamit ang Sputnik V vaccines</a></li></ul><p>Its second dose needs to be administered 3 weeks after the first, data from the Department of Health showed.</p><p>The arrival of the additional doses raises the Philippines&#x27; total vaccine stock to more than 8.3 million, which include also the products of Sinovac, AstraZeneca and Pfizer. More than 5.1 million doses have been administered, as of May 30. </p><p>Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. had said that the country has secured a total of 10 million doses of Sputnik V, but the contract is expandable to around 20 million.</p><p>The first 10 million doses will be delivered to the country in tranches within a 4-month period. </p><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1677800" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>The Philippines on Sunday night received 50,000 more doses of the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.</p>

The Philippines on Sunday night received 50,000 more doses of the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.

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50,000 more Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in Philippines

50,000 more Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in Philippines

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Published May 30, 2021 10:53 PM PHT

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