MANILA, Philippines — The national government is targeting to have seven million Filipinos fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of July, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the national vaccine manager, said on Monday during the taped weekly briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the country.
As of July 11, over 3.5 million Filipinos have already completed their COVID-19 shots, according to Galvez.
This means that the government is halfway to achieving its target.
“Our fourth [target] is to give seven million people their second dose. That’s what [Health Secretary Francisco] Duque and our experts have been saying — that it’s important to get the second dose against the …
Keep on reading: PH aims to get 7 million Filipinos fully vaccinated vs COVID-19 by end of July