Galvez: Vaccination rate above 70% in most regions

Officials of the Datu Blah Sinsuat District Hospital in Upi, Maguindanao receive COVID-19 vaccines in this undated photo.

The STAR / John Unson

MANILA, Philippines — Most regions in the Philippines have already vaccinated 70% of their target populations against COVID-19 but more has to be done to address vaccine hesitancy in some areas, the chief implementer of the government's pandemic response said.

Legal COVID-19 vaccinations in the Philippins began on March 1, 2021.

During President Rodrigo Duterte's public address last Monday, National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. said ten regions have vaccinated more than 70% of their population, five of them posting a vaccination coverage that exceeded 80 percent.

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