The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reported on Thursday (Dec. 30) that 87.1% of the faculty and employees of higher education institutions (HEIs) and 59.7% of tertiary students nationwide have been inoculated.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has now administered 807,976 doses at its 26 Bakuna Centers, 17 Bakuna Buses, and Bakuna Teams nationwide as of Dec. 23.
The Philippines still needs to fully vaccinate seven million Filipinos by the end of the month to meet its target of 54 million and achieve population protection this year.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an interview on Friday (Dec.24) that the COVID-19 vaccination of kids ages 5-11 may begin as early as January 2022, as the agency earlier issued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer vaccine due to its high efficacy rate of above 90% and with very mild adverse events in its critical trial.
The Zamboanga city health office (CHO) has vaccinated a total of 48,928 individuals in the first two days of the three-day second round of the national vaccination drive (NVD) in this city.
