Japan's donation of one million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in the Philippines by July 8, its envoy to Manila said Tuesday.
"One step closer to the Philippines’ goal of herd immunity? Count us in! One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from Japan are expected to arrive in Manila tentatively on July 8... Stay tuned!" Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa said in a tweet.
"We are working double time so this donation reaches Philippine shores without delay," he added.
This shipment will bring the Philippines' vaccine inventory to 18.45 million doses.
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AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine has shown "an average efficacy of 70%" in trials. The results ranged between 62% and 90% efficacy depending on the vaccine dosage.
Japan also previously donated over one million AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan.
