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US-donated 1.6 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 jabs arrive in PH

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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/reuters/03/01/johnson.jpg"/><figcaption>A lab worker holds a vial of Johnson &amp; Johnson&#x27;s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in an undated photograph. <em>Johnson &amp; Johnson, Handout/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines on Friday afternoon accepted the delivery of more than 1.6 million doses of Johnson &amp; Johnson&#x27;s COVID-19 vaccines that the United States donated through vaccine-sharing platform COVAX. </p><p>This is the first batch that the country received from the brand. </p><p>The 1,606,600 doses of Janssen arrived in the country via Flight EK 0332 past 4 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/21/white-house-covid-shots-shipping-philippines">READ: White House: US begins shipping 3.2-M COVID shots to Philippines</a></li></ul><p>This initial delivery from the US-based medical and pharmaceutical firm raises the country&#x27;s vaccine stockpile to over 24.7 million. </p><p>On Saturday, the Philippines also expects to receive the same number of doses from the brand, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said in an advisory to reporters. </p><p>The country&#x27;s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson &amp; Johnson&#x27;s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use last April. </p><p>The single-shot vaccine can be administered to people aged 18 and above in the country. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/20/21/philippines-approves-emergency-use-of-jj-bharat-biotech-covid-19-vaccines">READ: Philippines approves emergency use of J&amp;J, Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccines</a></li></ul><p>Meanwhile, the vaccine <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/13/21/janssen-vaccine-risk-remains-low-guillain-barre-syndrome-doh">made headlines</a> this week after experts warned that those inoculated with it showed &quot;increased risk&quot; of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). </p><p>GBS is a neurological disorder in which the body&#x27;s immune system damages nerve cells, causing muscle weakness or, in the most severe cases, paralysis.</p><p>Despite this, health officials in the country said the benefits of vaccination still outweighs the risk. </p><p>The Philippine government is in the 5th month of its COVID-19 vaccination rollout despite limited vaccine supplies. </p><p>At least 4 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against the disease, while more than 10 million already received their first shot, data collated by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group showed. </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=1726719" 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>This initial delivery from the US-based medical and pharmaceutical firm raises the country's vaccine stockpile to over 24.7 million.<br /> </p>

This initial delivery from the US-based medical and pharmaceutical firm raises the country's vaccine stockpile to over 24.7 million.