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63 million Filipinos now fully vaxxed against COVID-19 –Palace
Over 63 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of February 28, representing more than 80% of the country's target population.
A total of 135,747,294 vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 68,808,944 receiving their first dose.
More than 10 million individuals have received their booster shots.
The government aims to fully vaccinate 77 million Filipinos by the end of March and 90 million by June 30.
National Task Force chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed confidence in achieving the goal of vaccinating 90 million Filipinos by the end of the second quarter and administering at least 72.16 million booster shots by year-end.
The National Capital Region and 38 other areas are under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to March 15.
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