united arab emirates also donated medical supplies in may 2020. on march 28, 2020, it was disclosed that some of the test kits made in china were only 40% accurate in testing for signs of the covid-19 on an individual suspected to be infected with the disease. the test kits were donated by a private foundation. on july 20, 2021, it was reported that the united states delivered a total of 3,240,850 one-shot johnson & johnson vaccines to the philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end covid-19. this is the first time the philippines has received the johnson & johnson vaccine – a safe, trusted and easy-to-store shot widely used in the us. prior to the us delivery of the johnson & johnson vaccines, the philippines has received more than seven million vaccine doses through the covax advance market commitment, a global initiative run by gavi, the vaccine alliance to support equitable access to covid-19 vaccines. to date, total us government covid-19 assistance to the philippines amounts to over p1.38 billion ($27.5 million). transition to endemic phase