PH jabs over 1.2M against COVID-19

As of April 13, over 1.2 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered in the Philippines.

The Department of Health and National Task Force Against COVID-19 reported that out of the 3.0256 million doses delivered to the country, 1.093651 million people have received their first dose and 162,065 individuals have completed both doses since the rollout began on March 1.

The seven-day average of daily vaccinated individuals is at its highest with 47,545 people vaccinated per day.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque earlier stated that over a million Filipinos had received their first dose and 132,288 had received both doses as of April 12, making the total number of administered doses 1.139644 million.

The Philippines is third in Southeast Asia for vaccine administration, behind Indonesia with 14.7 million doses and Singapore with 1.7 million doses.

Of those vaccinated, 965,169 doses were given to health workers, followed by senior citizens and persons with comorbidities.

Additionally, 280,569 doses have been administered in the National Capital Region.