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BUTUAN CITY - Some 1.72 million individuals in Caraga Region have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Sept. 14, the regional Department of Health (DOH-13) said on Wednesday. "The number of fully vaccinated individuals represents 89.53 percent of the target population for vaccination in the region," DOH-13 said, adding that about 3.7 million Covid-19 vaccines were administrated in the area during the period. Individuals with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines numbered 1,871,471 or 97.08 percent of the target population, it said. The report also indicated that 308,620 residents in Caraga have availed of first booster vaccine doses, while 34,475 with second booster shots. "The number of individuals with the first dose of booster shots represents 16.01 percent of the target population, and the second booster shots at 1.79 percent," it said. The agency said the total cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the region now stands at 61,12 ....
Acting presidential spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (File photo) MANILA - The latest survey that showed dropped in Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy means the government's pandemic response is in the "right direction" to restore normalcy, acting presidential spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said Thursday. The latest data from the OCTA Research Group's Tugon ng Masa national poll conducted on Dec. 7 to 12 last year, showed that only 5 percent of adult Filipinos said they do not want to get vaccinated against Covid-19, down from 22 percent in September 2021. The OCTA survey also showed that only 2 percent of adult Filipinos have contracted Covid-19 infection after being fully vaccinated. "This is incontrovertible evidence that Covid-19 vaccines protect us, our loved ones, and our communities from the virus," Nograles said in a statement. "It also emphasizes that vaccination is a step towards the right direction in our efforts to ....