PH Embassy Sends off 539,430 COVID-19 Vaccines from ROK Government

Top photo: Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Maria Theresa B Dizon-De Vega in front of the 539,430 doses of vaccines that were shipped to the Philippines. Bottom photo: Ambassador De Vega with KDCA Deputy Director Kim Minsoo signing the transfer agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. (Seoul PE photo)

SEOUL, 03 December 2021 — Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega sent off 539,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses of Vaxzevria (formerly known as the AstraZeneca vaccine) to the Philippines on 29 November 2021. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega signed the donation agreement on behalf of the Philippines to facilitate the vaccine delivery.

As a testament of solidarity between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, the vaccines were a timely donation from the ROK government during the Philippines’ “Bayanihan Bakunahan” campaign, a three-day national vaccination drive from 29 November to 01 December which aims to inoculate nine million Filipinos.

National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr and colleagues from the Department of Health welcomed the shipment in Manila on the evening of 30 November 2021. END

For more information, visit https://www.seoulpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassy-seoul.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinKorea/.