Manila, 17 Nov (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Kexing covid-19 vaccine procured by the Philippine government arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on 17 November.
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (right) and the Philippine government's General Coordinator for COVID-19 response Calito Galves pose in front of the COVID-19 vaccine in China's Kexing, on November 17, at the Manila Airport in the Philippines. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Umari)
When receiving the vaccine at Manila airport, Calito Galves, the Philippine government's general coordinator for responding to the covid-19 pandemic, said the Chinese government's assistance to the first Coxing vaccine in February allowed the Philippines to be vaccinated. China is a true friend, and Coshing is a reliable supplier of vaccines.
Robert Boyer, assistant to the Philippine president for foreign affairs, said that vaccine cooperation is a concrete embodiment of the comprehensive strategic cooperative relationship between the Philippines and China.
Huang Xilian, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, said he hoped that The Chinese vaccine would help the Philippines alleviate the epidemic and restore normal life as soon as possible.
The Philippine government is accelerating its vaccination program. According to data from the Philippine Ministry of Health, as of the 16th, more than 31.8 million Filipinos have received two doses of the vaccine, accounting for about 29% of the total population. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration announced on the 16th that it has approved the Kexing new crown vaccine as a booster injection in the Philippines.