Over 51.6 M fully vaccinated vs COVID-19, 2.8 M with booster dose in PH — DOH
MANILA, Philippines — Over 51.6 million individuals have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country.
As of Friday, the government has administered over 111.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to the presentation of Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje during a Laging Handa briefing.
Of this, 57,446,651 have received their first dose of the two-dose series, and 51,655,649 have completed their COVID-19 vaccination.
Meanwhile, 2,806,530 have received their booster dose.
COVID-19 vaccination at the Makati Coliseum (Image from Facebook / MyMakati)
Cabotaje assured that there are enough COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country.
“We have enough vaccines all over the Philippines,” she said.
Ilocos Norte residents receive a a COVID-19 vaccine during the first day of the three-day national vaccination drive last year. (Photo courtesy of Ilocos Norte provincial government)
“We have a total of 210 million vaccine doses that have arrived, procured ng [by the] national government, ng lokal ng pamahalaan [the local government], ng ating [of our] private sector at yung donation,” she added.
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