A timely Christmas present arrived on Friday, Dec. 24, with the arrival of 1,405,170 doses of Pfizer vaccine which could protect more Filipinos from the COVID-19.
A timely Christmas present arrived on Friday, Dec. 24, with the arrival of 1,405,170 doses of Pfizer vaccine which could protect more Filipinos from the coronavirus disease .
The plane carrying the vaccines landed on Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport around 3:40 a.m., according to the National Task Force Against COVID-19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. urged local government units to prepare for the start of the vaccination of five- to 11-year-old children so that they, too, will be protected against COVID-19 and the threat of Omicron variant.
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