Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the government will procure 1 million doses of CoronaVac, produced by China’s Sinovac Biotech pharmaceutical company, this March.
The DOH reports 738 more patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease, pushing the country's overall Covid-19 recoveries to 524,042 on Thursday.
The Department of Health in Central Visayas conducts a Covid-19 vaccination simulation in Lapu-Lapu City to prepare the community for the actual inoculation program.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said 1 million more doses of Covid-19 vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac will arrive this March under a PHP700-million purchase deal.