Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. apologizes to local government units for the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines caused by supply issues.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday apologized to local government units for the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines caused by supply issues.
He then assured that LGUs identified as centers of gravity or those with a high number of active cases will be given their supply this week with the arrival of 3.2 million doses on Thursday. Galvez assured that vaccine supply will normalize by June 14 as more vaccine doses arrive. For June, the government expects to receive over 11 million doses of coronavirus shots, another 11 million in July, and 17 million in August.
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