The Philippine government is expecting to breach the 6-million-mark in its COVID-19 vaccination program this week.
MANILA - The Philippine government is expecting to breach the 6-million mark in its COVID-19 vaccination program this week.
With the increased stock, Galvez said the government eyes inoculating between 4 million to 5 million more people, with the total vaccination to reach 6 million by this week. The government will start the vaccination of its fourth priority group , the working population, or economic frontliners on June 7.
Galvez also expressed confidence that the government will reach its target, with the bulk of its vaccine supply arriving by July.Around 100,000 Sputnik V jabs are set to arrive on June 8, while another 1 million Sinovac jabs and 2.2 million doses of Pfizer will also arrive from global alliance COVAX Facility on June 10.As of June 2, the Philippines has administered over 5.38 million vaccine shots against COVID-19, including 4,088,422 first doses.
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