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17 million now fully vaccinated vs COVID-19 in Philippines

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Health workers administer Pfizer’s COVID19 vaccine at the drive thru vaccination site located at the Quirino grandstand in Manila on Sept.. 11, 2021. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/14/20210911-covid-vaccine-drive-thru-manila-gc-4408.jpg"/><figcaption>Health workers administer Pfizer’s COVID19 vaccine at the drive thru vaccination site located at the Quirino grandstand in Manila on Sept.. 11, 2021.<em> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><p>MANILA — The Philippines has fully vaccinated least 17 million people against COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as the country fights an uptick in infections linked to the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant. </p><p>Authorities have administered 39.1 million COVID-19 shots, of which around 22 million were first jabs, said Palace spokesman Harry Roque.</p><p>At least 17,078,676 people have been fully immunized so far, he said in a press briefing. </p><p>Government aims to vaccinate up to 70 million people before the year ends to achieve herd immunity and safely reopen the economy. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/infographic/03/23/21/philippines-covid-19-vaccine-tracker">Philippines: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/21/fda-ph-may-list-teens-for-covid-19-jabs-by-end-2021">FDA: PH may include 12-17 years old for COVID-19 vaccination by end 2021</a></li></ul><p><br/> <br/>Authorities are studying vaccinating the general adult population by October if jabs are enough, President Rodrigo Duterte said. </p><p>The Philippines expects to take delivery of 61 million vaccine doses between this month and the next, an official earlier said. <br/> <br/>The government has yet to decide on the use of booster shots for health workers, Roque clarified. </p><p>&quot;Meron lang pong rekomendasyon pa lang ang (there is just a recommendation from the) vaccine expert panel, and this is still up for review,&quot; he said. </p><p>The Philippines, which has the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, is battling its worst surge in infections, overwhelming hospitals and healthcare workers.</p><p>Cases in the past 30 days alone accounted for more than a fifth of the country&#x27;s 2.2 million cases, while total deaths have reached 35,145. </p><div><strong>— With a report from Reuters </strong></div><div> </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=1773836" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Video courtesy of PTV </div>