Philippines launches family vaccination drive for minors aged 12-17

Philippine health officials are encouraging families to get vaccinated together to increase the country's vaccination rate before the end of the year.

The government aims to double the number of fully vaccinated individuals from about 25% to 50% of the population by December.

On Wednesday, the Philippines began vaccinating minors aged 12 to 17; a ceremonial event was held in Parañaque City with vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and other officials present.

As of November 3, 40,419 minors with comorbidities have been vaccinated since October 15, representing 3.18% of the target population of 1.2 million; the government aims to vaccinate around 10 million minors by December.