Some local government units in Metro Manila have opened their pre-registration for vaccination of individuals aged 12 to 17 years old, following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval on the use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for adolescents.
To achieve the national government’s goal to vaccinate at least 100 million residents here by the end of the year, the country needs about nine million doses of vaccine delivery every week, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said on Friday (Sept. 10).
Around 5.4 million residents of the National Capital Region (NCR) or 56% of the region’s eligible population for COVID-19 vaccination are fully vaccinated.
Around 8.2 million individuals or 84% have also received...
The City Health Office (CHO) announced that 86.92 percent of the inhabitants in the Greater Sta. Cruz Island, the top tourist destination being known for its pink coralline sand, has been fully vaccinated.
The Philippines received on Friday morning (Sept. 10) 502,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by local government units and the private sector.
The vaccines transported through China Airlines flight were procured under...
