By Christine Fabro
The Philippines is about to reach the 10 million mark of vaccine doses administered among five priority groups. As of June 23, the total number of vaccine doses administered is at 9,281,235.
According to National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon, the record 10 million doses is the national government’s target number of vaccines inoculated by the end of June.
A symbolic vaccination for the 10 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered will be held at the Valenzuela Astrodome on Monday (June 28) at 10:00 a.m.
The first five priority groups now being vaccinated are healthcare workers, senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, economic workers from the private, government, and informal sectors, and indigenous groups.
About 5,000 vaccination sites are being prepared for the arrival of 11 million vaccine doses in July.
In addition to the National Capital Region Plus areas, also listed as priority areas for vaccination are the cities of Bacolod, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Baguio, Zamboanga, Dumaguete, Tuguegarao, General Santos, Naga, and Legazpi.
As of June 27, there were a total of 1,397,992 COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, 1,321,050 recoveries, and 24,372 fatalities. – jlo
