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(Photo courtesy of NTF Against Covid-19) MANILA - A "mini-surge" of Covid-19 cases is likely to happen in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to its low vaccination coverage, a health official said Wednesday. In a televised public briefing, National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) chair Myrna Cabotaje said the Covid-19 vaccination rate in the BARMM is only 32.28 percent. "Napakalaki ng challenge nila, how to increase coverage from 32.28, kahit increase man lang sa 50 or 60, although ang ultimate goal ay 80 (They have a big challenge, how to increase coverage from 32.28 [percent], at least to 50 or 60 [percent], although the ultimate goal is 80 [percent]," she said. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) National Covid-19 Vaccination Dashboard on March 30 showed that BARMM has administered only 1,467,157 doses. Cabotaje disclosed that the NVOC had a meeting with the DOH, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Orga