(PNA file photo) MANILA - The fourth Bayanihan Bakunahan national vaccination drive has surpassed its vaccination targets for the first and second doses, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. In an online media forum, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 115 percent of the target population for the first dose of Covid-19 jabs have been vaccinated. About 134 percent of the target population for the second dose have received the shot. For the administration of booster shots, about 70 percent of the target fully vaccinated individuals have been immunized. The fourth national vaccination drive was originally scheduled from March 10 to 12 but this was extended up to March 18 to reach more senior citizens for the primary series and fully vaccinated individuals for booster shots. Vergeire said more than 65.2 Filipinos are fully vaccinated, 70.4 million received at least one dose of Covid-19 jab and 11.6 million got their booster shots. "Tuloy-tuloy lamang
Covid-19: Sharjah Police administer jabs to 2,000 workers
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The drive aimed to strengthen preventive measures to contain the viral outbreak in a bid to preserve the public health of community members.
The Sharjah Police’s Labour Inspection Committee team in coordination with other government departments of the emirate conducted a successful vaccination campaign to provide Covid-19 jab for around 2,000 workers.
The drive aimed to strengthen preventive measures to contain the viral outbreak in a bid to preserve the public health of community members.
Colonel Omar Al Ghazal, Deputy Director, Special Task Department, Sharjah Police, and Chairman, Labour Inspection Committee, said that the latest Covid-19 vaccination campaign was held from March 29 to April 2. The drive was held at Muwailih and Al Majaz in the emirate.