A fresh batch of 250,800 Moderna anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrived in the country on Thursday afternoon, July 15.
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque led the government officials who welcomed the United States (US)-manufactured vaccines' arrival at 1:05 p.m. Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
The COVID-19 jabs, which were donated through the COVAX facility, came via Singapore aboard a commercial flight of Singapore Airlines (SQ910).
From NAIA, the vials were immediately delivered to the PharmaServ Express cold-chain facility in Marikina City where they will be temporarily stored.