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Full vaccination of 7M people eyed on Dec. 15-17: DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) aims to administer second vaccine doses to seven million Filipinos during the second nationwide vaccination drive from December 15 to 17.
This initiative is part of the government's goal to have 54 million fully vaccinated individuals by the end of the year.
As of December 6, approximately 38.7 million Filipinos have completed their initial vaccination series.
The first round of the national vaccination days, held from November 29 to December 3, saw nearly 10 million people receive their doses.
The Philippines will maintain its definition of fully vaccinated, which includes completing the primary series of two doses, with booster shots administered separately.
Booster dose vaccinations commenced in the country last month.
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