MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 1 million individuals in the country have already received their second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, or are now fully vaccinated, National Task Force against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon said Tuesday.
As of May 24, a total of 986,929 individuals have received their second dose of the vaccine.
Of those who are now fully vaccinated, 560,375 are health workers, 181,765 are senior citizens, 244,393 are persons with comorbidities, and 296 are essential workers, Dizon said.
The Philippines has so far administered 4.3 million COVID-19 doses.
Dizon added that the average vaccinations per day have also reached 166,…
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