Manila Bulletin
Over 50M Pinoys now fully-vaccinated vs COVID-19 - Galvez
Around 50 million Filipinos have completed their COVID-19 vaccination, falling slightly short of the government's 54-million target for the year, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez.
Galvez attributed the slight miss to the disruptions caused by Typhoon Odette, which delayed vaccination efforts by an estimated one to two weeks.
He expressed confidence that the 54-million target would be achieved in the first or second week of January.
In addition to the general population, approximately 8 million adolescents have received at least one vaccine dose, with 5.2 million fully vaccinated.
The Philippines is also expecting an early delivery of 15 million Pfizer vaccine doses for the 5 to 11 age group, potentially arriving in the second or third week of January.
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