Over 63M Filipinos fully vaxxed; 663K kids aged 5-11 get first dose

As of Saturday, more than 63 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, representing 70% of the government's target population.

Additionally, over 663,000 children aged 5 to 11 have received their first dose since vaccinations for this age group began on February 7.

Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje noted a global shortage of reformulated low-dose Pfizer vaccines for children.