Philippines orders 2.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca, Moderna


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has ordered a total of 2.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from British drugmaker AstraZeneca and American biotechnology company Moderna, its chairman said Wednesday (Feb 3).

“I ordered from big companies. Like AstraZeneca, 2 million. Moderna, 200,000," PRC chairman Senator Richard Gordon said in an interview over Teleradyo.

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