THE government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination drive is beginning to pick up pace as more vaccine shipments arrive, the Department of Health (DoH) has reported. To further ramp up vaccination efforts, the DoH will set up more vaccination centers, Vergeire said. A little over 2 million received the first dose, while 514,655 received the second dose. In the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila), 2.495 million doses were administered, followed by 631,620 in Central Luzon and 446,180 in Region 4A (Calabarzon). He said the Philippines was set to receive 7 million vaccine doses this month and another 10 million doses by June.

Source: Manila Times May 14, 2021 16:30 UTC