MANILA, Philippines — More than 500,000 individuals have completed their dual doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
Of the over 2.5 million vaccines administered, DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said 514,655 already received two doses of the jab while 2,025,038 received their first dose.
A bulk of those who have completed their vaccination comes from the A1 category or health workers with 365,242. Nearly 1.2 million only received their first dose.
“Sa A1 (health workers), meron pa tayong mga 24 percent na hindi nababakunahan,” Cabotaje said in a televised briefing.
(Under A1, we still have 24 percent that have yet to be vaccinat…
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