The Philippine Government administered 5.18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of May.
According to INQUIRER.NET, the Philippines has so far administered 5.18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 3.97 million individuals in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine manager, said on May 31.
According to Galvez, the country has administered 5,180,721 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Of this number, 3,974,350 are first doses and 1,206,371 are second doses.
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INQUIRER.NET mentions, Galvez said the country was able to breach the five million marks even before May ended, pointing out that the doses administered this month tripled compared to the two previous months.
“We already breached the five million mark last Friday (May 28). Meaning, even before May has ended, we have breached the five million mark,” Galvez said, speaking partly in Filipino.
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“Our vaccinated went well in the past two weeks, and now the Philippines has the highest vaccine administration. In ASEAN, we have the highest at 150,000 per day,” Galvez said.
INQUIRER.NET says, the vaccination of essential frontlines along with indigent citizens is expected to begin in June.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the vaccination will focus first in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Pampanga, Batangas, Cebu, and Davao.
