Philippines aims to vaccinate 90% of population against Covid-19 before 2022 election

So far, 19 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with 23.1 million partially vaccinated. - Reuters

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Philippines is aiming to vaccinate at least 90 per cent of the country's population against Covid-19 by February 2022 in preparation for the May national election.

The government has started preparing for its second phase of vaccine procurement and is negotiating for more shots as well as booster jabs, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr said in a taped briefing on Wednesday (Sept 22) night.