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Some 11 million Filipinos fully vaccinated vs COVID-19: gov't

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Employees queue for company-assisted vaccinations against COVID-19 at the Quezon City Hall on August 5, 2021. Private companies can coordinate with the LGU for the vaccination of their employees. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/09/20210805-covid-vaccine-queue-qc-md-0924.jpg"/><figcaption>Employees queue for company-assisted vaccinations against COVID-19 at the Quezon City Hall on August 5, 2021. Private companies can coordinate with the LGU for the vaccination of their employees. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - A total of 11,391,969 Filipinos have gotten the &quot;complete protection&quot; of COVID-19 vaccines, government said Monday.</p><p>Fully vaccinated individuals are defined as having received two doses of coronavirus jabs, authorities earlier said.</p><p>Some 13,087,781 have yet to receive their second dose, while a total of 24,479,750 jabs have been administered, according to the National Task Force Against COVID-19.</p><p>The country administered an average of 516,601 COVID-19 vaccine doses daily, with a total of 3,616,206 doses during its 23rd week of the COVID-19 vaccination program, it added.</p><p>&quot;Our defense against COVID-19 and its variants is by following the minimum public health standards and getting vaccinated. Let&#x27;s remember to properly wear our masks and face shields, observe physical distancing, wash our hands, and ensure there is ventilation when we are indoors,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;Also, let&#x27;s get vaccinated when it&#x27;s our turn and get the second dose as scheduled. Together, we can beat COVID-19.&quot;</p><p>The task force earlier said it would look into disinformation that led to overcrowding in vaccination sites across Metro Manila.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/21/covid-19-task-force-to-probe-vaccination-sabotage">COVID-19 task force to probe vaccination &#x27;sabotage&#x27; that spawned chaos</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/21/vaccination-mess-a-work-of-malicious-intent-belmonte">COVID-19 vaccination mess &#x27;a work of malicious intent&#x27;: QC mayor</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1742162" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

A total of 11,391,969 Filipinos have gotten the 'complete protection' of COVID-19 vaccines, government said Monday.