Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Philippines, Promoting National Vaccination Program

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The Bureau of Customs-NAIA (BOC-NAIA) cleared 250,800 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, developed by American drug firm Moderna, Inc., bringing the total number of Moderna doses to 250,800 since its first arrival on June 27, 2021. This batch of vaccines, the seventh to receive emergency use approval in the Philippines, was granted approval on May 05, 2021, following six other FDA-approved vaccines. The importation of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines was consigned to the Department of Health (DOH) and arrived via Flight No. SQ910 in Terminal 3 at around 1:00 pm and was pre-cleared on July 14 at the BOC-NAIA COVID-19 One-Stop-Shop.

Key Takeaways:

  • The BOC-NAIA cleared 250,800 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, developed by American drug firm Moderna, Inc., which is the seventh COVID-19 vaccine to receive emergency use approval in the Philippines.
  • The vaccine arrived on July 15, 2021, via Singapore Airlines, and this batch marks the second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipment since its first arrival on June 27, 2021.
  • The importation of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines was consigned to the Department of Health (DOH) and arrived at the BOC-NAIA COVID-19 One-Stop-Shop, where it was pre-cleared on July 14.
  • The Bureau of Customs, under Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, and the Port of NAIA, headed by District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan, are working with the Department of Health (DOH) and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to facilitateCOVID-19 vaccination programs and ensure the expeditious facilitation of vaccine shipments.
  • The Port of NAIA is set to conduct its 2nd vaccination program on July 17, 2021, following the successful conduct of COVID-19 Vaccination Programs last June 25 and June 19, 2021.
  • Under the tripartite supply agreement with Moderna, Inc., which the Philippines signed into last March 2021, 20 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are anticipated to arrive.

Statistics:

  • 250,800 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were cleared by the BOC-NAIA.
  • The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the seventh COVID-19 vaccine to receive emergency use approval in the Philippines.
  • The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived on June 27, 2021.
  • The BOC-NAIA has cleared 31 batches of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • The Port of NAIA is set to conduct its 2nd vaccination program on July 17, 2021.
  • 20 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are anticipated to arrive under the tripartite supply agreement with Moderna, Inc.

Sources:

  • "BOC-NAIA Clears Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Doses, Supports National Vaccination Program" by (BOC) and 2021 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)