40.6M Filipinos yet to receive COVID-19 boosters — DOH

Medical workers prepare Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines during an inoculation drive at a school gym in Taguig City, suburban Manila on December 6, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — Around 40 million Filipinos eligible for COVID-19 boosters have yet to receive additional shots, the Department of Health said Thursday.

In a message to reporters, the DOH said there are 54.4 million individuals due for booster doses.

Of the figure, 25% or 13.7 million people have been boosted.

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