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PH receives over 813,000 more Pfizer vaccine doses vs COVID-19

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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>- The Philippines on Wednesday accepted the delivery of 813,150 more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by the government.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: 813,150 doses of government procured Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country on Wednesday evening.<br/><br/>(Photos from NTF COVID19)<a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/f5YKKrfgrb">pic.twitter.com/f5YKKrfgrb</a></p>— Jervis Manahan (@JervisManahan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JervisManahan/status/1425451997214302212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/11/21/4-month-high-ph-records-over-12000-new-covid-19-cases">READ: PH lists 12,021 new COVID-19 cases, highest in over 4 months</a></li></ul><p>Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. said the Pfizer doses will be allocated to Manila, Cebu, Davao and other urban centers.</p><p>The elderly and people with comorbidities will still be prioritized, but other sectors may also be vaccinated if the need arises, Galvez added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Sec. Carlito Galvez addresses questions on the arrival of more than 813,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines tonight.<br/><br/>Sec. Galvez says Pfizer doses will be allocated to Manila, Cebu, Davao and other urban centers. <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/099RIRgQUj">pic.twitter.com/099RIRgQUj</a></p>— Jervis Manahan (@JervisManahan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JervisManahan/status/1425448896315027465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Galvez also said the government may use AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose in case Gamaleya fails to deliver the second dose of its Sputnik vaccines.</p><p>The Sputnik component 2 vaccines are expected to arrive on Friday.</p><p>&quot;We are expecting 50,000 component 2 vaccines this coming Friday. We have also made an announcement in case Sputnik 2 will not be able to deliver, we can use AstraZeneca as second dose,&quot; Galvez said, adding that Gamaleya is currently experiencing challenges in production as it is supplying 50 countries.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will receive the Hayat-Vax doses donated by the United Arab Emirates and Qatar because they prefer to give them to Muslim communities.</p><p>Hayat-Vax, Galvez added, is a derivative of Sinopharm and is being produced in Abu Dhabi. </p><div><strong>- with a report from Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippines on Wednesday accepted the delivery of 813,150 more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by the government.