The Philippines on Thursday accepted almost 3.2 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United Kingdom, authorities said.
The 3,191,040 AstraZeneca vaccine doses, delivered through vaccine-sharing platform COVAX Facility, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 around 4 p.m. via Emirates Airline flight EK332.
The shipment is part of the 5,225,200 doses that the UK is donating to the Philippines. Another delivery will arrive on Friday and Saturday, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.