473,356 people inoculated against COVID-19 despite heavy rain | Inquirer News

473,356 people inoculated against COVID-19 despite heavy rain

/ 05:14 AM July 25, 2021

DRENCHED Baguio residents ignore heavy rains and the cold on Thursday morning as they waited in line for hours hoping to get vaccinated at a designated center in a local shopping mall. —NEIL CLARK ONGCHANGCO

MANILA, Philippines — Torrential rains the past days did not stop Filipinos from getting themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves from the more virulent Delta variant.

A total of 473,356 COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Thursday — the highest registered so far — despite the heavy downpour brought by the southwest monsoon and intensified by Typhoon Fabian (international name: In-fa).

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With this, 5,560,029 Filipinos have been fully vaccinated, while 10,866,238 have received their first dose, according to the National Task Force Against COVID-19.

The figures, however, were still far from the target of the national government to fully vaccinate 50 million Filipinos by the end of the year to achieve “population protection.”

—DEXTER CABALZA
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