The Philippines has administered 29.1 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, with over 12 million individuals already fully vaccinated against the disease, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Thursday, Aug. 19.
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+ August 04, 2021 HEALTH authorities called on the public to get vaccinated after the majority of recorded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) deaths are those unvaccinated.
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) medical chief Dr. Gerardo Aquino revealed that the majority of the Covid-19 deaths in their hospital were unvaccinated.
According to Aquino, all the recorded five mortalities as of July 28, 2021 are unvaccinated.
He said that while some of the cases admitted at VSMMC have been fully vaccinated, most of those admitted are unvaccinated.
He said that based on their hospital data, there were 113 confirmed Covid-19 patients admitted to their hospital. Of this number, 94 are unvaccinated.