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Galvez: Over 15M individuals vaccinated vs. COVID-19
More than 15.8 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of September 9.
A total of 37,176,513 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered nationwide.
The Philippines has received 52,792,130 vaccine doses and expects over 61 million more in October.
The government aims to achieve a 70% fully-vaccinated population in key risk areas by the end of October.
Vaccination is a key defense against COVID-19 and its variants, and the public must continue observing minimum public health standards.
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As of September 9, the Philippines has administered a total of 37,728,114 doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide.
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President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the government is considering starting the vaccination of the general adult population in October, provided there is a stable supply of COVID-19 vaccines.
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As of August 29, only 243 out of 13.8 million fully vaccinated Filipinos, or 0.0017%, have contracted COVID-19, according to FDA Director General Eric Domingo.
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Quezon City has successfully vaccinated 100 percent of its target population of 1.7 million citizens and workers with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday, August 31.
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The Philippines received two million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, September 13, 2021, procured from China.
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