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"ResBakuna Kids and Tourists" in Baguio City; April 9, 2022 (Photo courtesy of NTF Against Covid-19) MANILA - The Philippines has so far fully inoculated 66,652,616 against Covid-19, with 12,477,480 of them already with booster or additional shots. Based on the latest data from the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19, a total of 5,165,927 are waiting for their second doses while among the pediatric vaccinees, 9,901,584 aged 12 to 17 and 2,478,590 aged 5 to 11 have at least one dose. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte late Monday night, NTF chief Secretary Carlito Galve...

(File photo) MANILA - The government will hold special vaccination days in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to address the low vaccination rate in the region, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday. "Mababa pa yung vaccination rate lalo na yung areas ng BARMM, Regions 12 (Soccsksargen), 7 (Central Visayas), medyo mababa pa yung vaccination rate diyan. So talagang sabay ito yung ginagawa natin both monitoring the violations on the election campaign and at the same time sa health protocols (The vaccination rate is still low, es...

(PNA file photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA-The government is keen to address the low daily vaccination output nationwide, particularly in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). During the prerecorded Talk to the People of President Rodrigo Duterte aired late Tuesday night, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. cited that BARMM has the lowest vaccination output among 17 regions in the country, with only 25 percent of its target population fully vaccinated. Galvez said both the World Health Organization (WHO) and Department of Hea...

(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...

NEARLY HALF A MILLION. The number of persons getting vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is nearing half a million, the region's health officials reported during a press briefing on Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2021). Dr. Bashary Latiph, BARMM health minister (left), noted that of the total 481,159 vaccinated individuals in the region, 198,052 individuals have received their first dose, while 283,107 completed their second dose. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Region in Mu...