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Nearly 40M Filipinos now fully vaxxed vs. Covid-19: Galvez
The Philippines successfully vaccinated over 10.2 million individuals against COVID-19 during an extended vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3.
This five-day vaccination effort resulted in the highest five-day average jab rate since the program began in March, with an average of 2.05 million doses administered daily.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated the government's goal to fully vaccinate at least 90% of the Philippine population, equivalent to 99 million Filipinos, before President Duterte's term ends in June 2022.
Currently, approximately 39.7 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated, and about 57 million have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The national vaccination days, initially planned from November 29 to December 1, were extended due to requests from local government units.
A second round of nationwide vaccination days is scheduled to take place from December 15 to 17.
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