Manila Bulletin
'We can have a better normal soon': Nograles says vaccination critical to pandemic endgame
The Philippine government is on track to inoculate 70 million Filipinos to achieve herd immunity, with Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles expressing confidence in returning to a "better normal soon."
More vaccine supplies are being secured by the government as part of its national vaccine deployment plan.
As of March 13, 193,492 people have received COVID-19 vaccines, and almost 90 percent of the distributed vaccine stocks are in use.
A total of 1,011,520 out of 1,125,600 doses have been distributed to 929 vaccination sites across 17 regions.
The government plans to give free inoculations to 70 million Filipinos, prioritizing health workers, seniors, poor citizens, and essential frontliners.
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