Russia Sends 2.7 Million Doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine to Philippines

More than 2 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Pasay City in the Philippines on November 2, according to the government-run Philippine News Agency (PNA).

The shipment of 2.7 million COVID-19 vaccines was the biggest delivery “so far” sent by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute, the PNA said, bringing the country’s total COVID-19 vaccine supply up to 108,912,460 doses.

As of November 2, the Philippines Department of Health reported a total of 2,792,656 COVID-19 cases and 43,404 deaths from the virus. Credit: Joey Razon/Philippine News Agency via Storyful