Philippines orders 10 million more Sinovac jabs

• The Philippines has ordered 10 million more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Chinese drugmaker Sinovac Biotech, the official in charge of the government’s vaccine procurement program said.
• Sinovac jabs make up a bulk of the country’s vaccine supply, accounting for 26.5 million of all doses. Galvez said the country has already used up all CoronaVac doses. “The price of these is lower than the original price. We see that the supply is improving, steady,” he said in Filipino.
• Galvez said the government has also negotiated with American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to deliver some 5 million doses in Sep 21.
• Authorities are also in talks with US biotech firm Moderna to deliver three to four million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
• Only 12.1% of the country’s 109 million population have completed COVID-19 vaccination. Meanwhile, 16.05% of Filipinos have received partial protection
• New coronavirus cases in Metro Manila were 13% higher in the last week but its reproduction rate has decreased on 25 Aug 21.
• The independent pandemic monitor in its latest report said the capital region saw an average of 4,019 daily infections from 16 Aug 21 to 24 Aug 21.

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