Millions of Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX expected to arrive in June - WHO official

Around four million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to arrive in the country from the COVAX facility next month.

Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, said 2 million doses of Pfizer vaccines and another two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines may be shipped to the country by June.

“We are expecting up to 2 million Pfizer doses to come in before the end of June. It may be as early as within the next 10 days,” Abeyasinghe said in a public briefing.

“We also expect about 2 million doses of AstraZeneca to come within the month of June,” he added.

However, the WHO official noted that there are no specific dates yet for the delivery of the vaccines, adding that it is not clear if the doses will arrive in one shipment or in batches.

The Philippines received 193,050 doses of Pfizer vaccines in May 10, the first batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility.

On the other hand, more than two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines have arrived in the country so far through the COVAX facility.