More than 320,000 Filipinos fully vaccinated vs COVID-19, says DOH

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According to the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, the total number of Filipinos who received their 2nd dose accounts for 0.46 percent of the government's target 70 million by the end of the year.

MANILA — A total of 320,586 Filipinos are fully-protected against COVID-19, having received their 2 vaccine doses, the health department said on Wednesday.

The Department of Health said in its latest vaccine statistics, meanwhile, that the government was able to administer 2,065,235 jabs as of May 4. According to the agency, out of the 4,040,600 doses that reached the country, 3,970,680 or 98 percent have already been distributed to local government units since the country's inoculation rollout on Mar. 1.

Earlier in the day, the Food and Drug Administration said it has authorized the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.Watch more in iWantTFC The Philippines has placed an initial order of 200,000 COVID-19 jabs from the American pharmaceutical giant and expects the doses to be delivered by next month.

 

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