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(File photo) MANILA - The local government units in the National Capital Region urged residents to avail of the booster shots amid the increase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country. In Navotas City, the local government on Wednesday called on its residents to avail of the Covid-19 booster shots to prevent the spike of active cases in their locality. The latest data showed Navotas has only 10 active cases with 219,557 residents fully protected against the pandemic, with 62,201 given first booster shots and 3,892 administered with the second booster doses. In Pasay, Mayor ...

(PNA file photo by Perla Lena) MANILA-A total of 65,992,980 Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) nationwide, with 12,075,001 eligible individuals having booster shots or additional protection, as of Friday. Based on the latest data from the National Covid-19 Vaccination dashboard, the Philippines has so far administered a total of 142,489,795 doses, with 71,241,203 jabs used as first doses, or 79.15 percent of the government's target vaccinees for population protection. Meanwhile, individuals who received the two primary vaccine series represent 73.32 p...