‘We’re doing this to help the most vulnerable, but also because we know we won’t be safe until everyone is safe,’ UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 29) The United Kingdom is set to donate 415,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the Philippines, the British Embassy announced Wednesday.
In a statement, it said this is part of the nine million coronavirus shots the UK will deliver starting this week to poor countries around the world.
This is part of the first batch of the 100 million doses weve pledged to get to the poorest parts of the world vaccinated as a matter of urgency, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. Were doing this to help the most vulnerable, but also because we know we wont be safe until everyone is safe.
Health Undersecretary Carol Tanio said the shipment is expected to arrive in the Philippines on August 2.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. thanked the UK government for the vaccine assistance and noted that the generous donation of vaccine doses to the Philippines will boost the national governments capacity to provide the countrys most vulnerable sectors with an added layer of protection, particularly our uniformed personnel who put their lives on the line to ensure the safety and welfare of the Filipino people across the country.
So far, the Philippines has received over 32 million doses of COVID-19 shots, of which more than 18 million have been administered.
The government hopes to vaccinate some 70 million Filipinos this year to achieve herd immunity.