MANILA, Philippines—Amid complaints against what critics said was the slow coronavirus vaccination rollout in the Philippines, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez announced that more doses had already been administered based on the government’s priority list.
According to data presented by Galvez at President Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-recorded address to the nation aired on Tuesday (May 18), the number of doses already administered had increased from 2,539,693 to 3,001,875 as of Sunday (May 16).
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The number of people, who got their first dose, increased to 2,282,273 from 2,025,038.
Current data also showed that at least…
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