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Almost 15,000 military frontline personnel vaccinated vs. COVID-19 —AFP
As of March 11, almost 15,000 of the military's frontline personnel have been inoculated against COVID-19.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has made vaccination mandatory for its personnel.
The AFP transported 39,000 vials of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccines to various military treatment facilities (MTFs).
Of the total, 30,600 vials were distributed to 16 MTFs in Luzon, where 13,555 personnel were vaccinated.
In the Visayas, 684 frontline personnel were vaccinated using 4,200 vials delivered to five MTFs.
Mindanao's six MTFs received 4,200 doses, with 730 personnel vaccinated.
The vaccines administered are part of the 600,000 Sinovac doses donated by the Chinese government, with 100,000 designated for the military.
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