Over 700k vaccinated as PH ramps up COVID-19 inoculation

As of March 29, over 700,000 individuals in the Philippines have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with frontline healthcare workers comprising the majority.

The Department of Health reported that as of March 27, 656,331 people had been vaccinated, representing 80.23% of all allocated doses.

Vaccination sites across 17 regions are operational, and 80% of distributed doses have been administered.

The government prioritized healthcare workers first, followed by senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities; economic frontliners and the indigent population began receiving vaccines in June.

In October, vaccinations were opened to the general adult population, then minors aged 12-17 in November, and those aged 5-11 in February.

Booster shots for health workers and senior citizens started in October, while immunocompromised individuals received their third dose starting November.