National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos led those who welcomed the arrival of the 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday morning, Aug. 20.
The latest batch of the life-saving jabs landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 at 9:30 a.m. via China Air flight CI701.
Representatives from the Department of Health (DOH) were also on hand to witness the offloading of the shipment from the plane.
The vaccines were immediately taken to the to the Pharmaserv Express cold-chain facility in Marikina City for temporary storage before, pending their distribution to various parts of the country.
The photos here were provided by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), which operates NAIA.