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LGUs that ink deals to purchase COVID Vax

 While the national government is struggling to procure COVID-19 vaccines, at least 25 local government units have inked deals with the United Kingdom's Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. 14 of the LGUs are from the National Capital Region, three are from the Ilocos Region, one each from the Cordillera Administrative Region and CALABARZON; and three each from Visayas and Mindanao.

The Astrazeneca vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine that the Philippine government has given emergency use authorization. The first is the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Is your LGU included in the list? Check the table below.












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