MANILA, Philippines — The country received Saturday 1,606,600 more doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine doses, donated by the United States to the COVAX facility, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 5 p.m. onboard an Emirates plane.
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The new doses bring the total supply of Johnson and Johnson vaccines in the country to 3,213,200.
The single-dose jab is 66.9% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections, according to the World Health Organization.