Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez were on hand to receive and inspect the vaccines. The government is eyeing to vaccinate 70 million people within a year to attain the so-called herd immunity. (MT)

1.5M SINOVAC VACCINES. A crew of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) disinfects the boxes containing 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine shortly after they were unloaded from Cebu Pacific plane on Friday, 7 May 2021. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez were on hand to receive and inspect the vaccines. The government is eyeing to vaccinate 70 million people within a year to attain the so-called herd immunity. (MIKE TABOY)

A crew of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) disinfects the boxes containing 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine shortly after they were unloaded from Cebu Pacific plane on Friday, 7 May 2021. 