MORE than 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were delivered to the Philippines on Friday.

The 582,500 shots arrived past 9 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). These were procured by local government units and the private sector through a tripartite agreement inked in November 2020.

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