Philippine News Agency
Over 2M Filipinos vaccinated so far
A total of 2,025,038 Filipinos have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of May 11, with 514,655 individuals now fully vaccinated.
Among those fully vaccinated, 355,242 are health service front-liners, 25,070 are senior citizens, and 134,343 are persons with comorbidities.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 74% of the target health workers under A1 category have been vaccinated, leaving 23% unvaccinated.
Only 6% of the 7.7 million registered senior citizens (A2 category) have been vaccinated.
The DOH aims to complete the vaccination for A1 and A2 categories with upcoming AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccine shipments.
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