Manila Bulletin
PH’s single day COVID-19 vaccination hits over 710,000 - Dizon
The Philippines administered a record-breaking 710,482 COVID-19 vaccine doses on August 5.
This surpasses the daily target of 500,000 and follows another record set on August 3.
The country has now administered a total of 23,199,187 vaccine doses.
Of the total doses, 12,493,997 have been given as a first dose and 10,705,190 as a second dose.
Secretary Vince Dizon highlighted the significance of this achievement, especially with Metro Manila entering Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to combat the Delta variant.
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