65.5M Filipinos fully vaxxed; 11.7M with Covid-19 booster shots

MANILA – The Philippines has administered 141.2 million doses of coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) vaccines nationwide, with over 65.5 million individuals already with full protection, including those who received the single-shot Janssen and Sputnik Light jabs.

As of Friday, 11.7 million of those fully inoculated have booster shots, according to the latest data from the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19.

NTF chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., earlier said the government will focus on the Covid-19 vaccination program in regions and provinces that are lagging behind their targets.

The country’s massive vaccination program has contributed to the decline of cases, with the number of infections this week down by 15 percent compared to last week, as reported by the Department of Health (DOH).

DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a Palace briefing Friday there are 454 daily cases on the average, lower than the 490 in December before the surge of the Omicron variant.

“We have done the massive vaccination at the time that there were surges and we immediately decided to administer a booster three months after the administration of primary boosters,” Galvez said in a previous interview.

Since February last year, the Philippines has received more than 239.7 million doses of Covid-19 jabs, both procured and donated.

The latest addition is the shipment of 936,000 doses of Pfizer on Thursday night.