MANILA, Philippines — The government aims to vaccinate against COVID-19 a total of 25 million Filipinos considered as the most vulnerable to achieve herd containment by September this year, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine manager, said Monday.
These 25 million will be composed of health care workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities.
“We’re saying that we should have a better Christmas. So what we’re doing is we’re focusing on 25 million Filipinos who are considered as the most vulnerable,” Galvez said, speaking partly in Filipino, during the pre-recorded briefing of President Rodrigo Duterte.
If this could be achieved, deaths due to COVID-19…
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