DOH, NTF assure enough supply of syringes for COVID-19 vaccination

In a joint statement, the DOH and NTF said more syringes bought from the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF will arrive in the country soon. It would be the second of two batches procured from UNICEF, the first of which was delivered in October, worth roughly ₱29.1 million.

Like the first shipment, the next batch will include 0.3ml syringes compatible with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, plus 0.5ml auto-disable ones for other brands. The second batch, funded by multinational lender Asian Development Bank, consists of 44 million syringes amounting to nearly ₱152.6 million. But due to a global supply shortage, only close to 4 million pieces have been delivered so far this month. The remaining 40 million will be shipped to the country by the first quarter of 2022.

Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddyboy Locsin on Saturday tweeted about another “missed opportunity” to obtain 50 million syringes. Locsin said local agencies refused to discuss the possible deal but did not specify those involved.RELATED: Locsin: PH 'dropped the ball' on possible syringe offerThe NTF denied on Sunday that the country refused COVID-19 vaccines from the US drugmaker. It also said the Vaccine Cluster has not received any offer for the American-made doses.

The country received over 3 million Moderna vaccines from the US through the global COVAX facility last August.

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