More than half of 48.5K BuCor inmates fully vaccinated

This photo release from the Bureau of Corrections shows vaccination of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison - Minimum Security Compound (NBP-MinSeCom) on November 10-11, 2021.

Bureau of Corrections / Facebook page released

MANILA, Philippines — More than 25,000 Persons Deprived of Liberty or 51.95% of the 48,572 inmates in the Bureau of Corrections facilities nationwide have completed their doses against COVID-19.

Data from the bureau showed that as of January 4, 25,238 PDLs are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, while, 20,817 inmates have received one dose.

At the New Bilibid Prison, the country’s national penitentiary, the vaccination rate has gone up to 33%. The government has so far fully vaccinated 9,427 out of the 28,542 inmates in the four facilities of Bilibid.

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