(CNN Philippines) — The government is aiming to vaccinate up to 70 million Filipinos by the end of the year, hoping to achieve herd immunity to protect the population against rising coronavirus cases and even faster-spreading strains.
To keep track of these goals, CNN Philippines lists the government's schedule of delivery and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for the year, as laid down by vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.
FIRST QUARTER
February 28 - arrival of 600,000 Sinovac doses donated by China
March 1 - vaccination drive for medical frontliners kicks off
March 4 - arrival of 487,200 AstraZeneca doses donated via COVAX facility
March 7 — arrival of 38,400 AstraZeneca doses donated via COVAX facility
March 24 - arrival of 400,000 Sinovac doses donated by China
March 24 to 26 - expected arrival of 979,200 AstraZeneca doses donated via COVAX facility
March 29 - arrival of 1 million purchased Sinovac doses
March 29 - Metro Manila LGUs start vaccination of senior citizens
March 31 - Metro Manila LGUs start vaccination of adults with comorbidities
Total vaccine supply by end of March: 3,504,800 total doses
Vaccinated Filipinos as of March 23: 508,332
SECOND QUARTER
April
April 11 - arrival of 500,000 purchased Sinovac doses
- expected arrival of 3 million Sputnik V doses from Russia's Gamaleya
- 1 million doses via COVAX (AstraZeneca or other brands)
Target number to be vaccinated: 500,000 to 1 million Filipinos per week
May
- 2 million Sinovac doses
- 3 million Sputnik V doses
- 2.6 million AstraZeneca doses
- 1 million doses via COVAX (AstraZeneca or other brands)
- 194,000 doses from United States' Moderna
Target number to be vaccinated: 1 million to 2 million Filipinos per week
June
- 4.5 million Sinovac doses
- 4 million Sputnik V doses
- 1 million Novavax doses
Target number to be vaccinated: 2 million to 3 million Filipinos per week
THIRD QUARTER
July
- 3 million Sinovac doses
- 4 million Sputnik V doses
- 1 million Moderna doses
- 2 million Novavax doses
- 1.5 million Johnson & Johnson doses
- 2 million AstraZeneca doses
Target number to be vaccinated: 2 million to 3 million Filipinos per week
August
- 20 million total vaccine doses (brand not yet specified)
September
- 20 million total vaccine doses (brand not yet specified)
FOURTH QUARTER
October
- 20 million total vaccine doses (brand not yet specified)
November
- 20 million total vaccine doses (brand not yet specified)
December
- 20 million total vaccine doses (brand not yet specified)
Total vaccine supply by end of 2021: 140.5 million doses
During the Cabinet meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte last March 22, Galvez bared that the country has so far secured contracts with four COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers: Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax.
Payment for the delivery of 25 million Sinovac doses is ongoing, while the delivery of the 17 million procured AstraZeneca doses will start in May.
The government has already signed the supply agreement with Moderna, which covers 13 million doses for the government and 7 million for the private sector.
The supply agreement for 30 million Novavax doses was also signed during Galvez's meeting with representatives of Serum Institute of India.
Deals with at least three more drugmakers are still being finalized. Galvez said they expect to sign this week the country's supply agreement with Johnson & Johnson covering 5 million doses.
Negotiations are still ongoing and payments are underway for 15 million Sputnik V doses from Russia's Gamaleya. Continuous negotiations are also being done for some 25 million doses from Pfizer.
By May, the government may hold a simultaneous inoculation of health workers, senior citizens, and other priority groups as more vaccines are expected to enter Philippine territory.
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