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DOH says almost 4.5M Filipinos vaccinated as of May 25
As of May 25, 1,029,061 Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, surpassing the previous count of 986,929.
Over 3.4 million individuals have received their first vaccine shots, with a total of 4,495,375 doses administered.
Among the fully vaccinated, 581,797 are health workers, 195,952 are senior citizens, and 250,777 have comorbidities.
The highest number of vaccinations in a single day reached 238,888 on May 21 due to increased AstraZeneca supply.
The vaccination of the A4 priority group, including OFWs and the labor force, is expected to begin in the first week of June in select areas.
The government aims to achieve 500,000 daily vaccinations and herd immunity before the end of the year.
Additional vaccine shipments from Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Moderna, and AstraZeneca are expected by the end of May and in June.
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