1.79 million jabbed so far in 2nd COVID-19 vaccination pushA medical worker prepares a BioNtech-Pfizer Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during an innoculation drive at a school gym in Taguig City, suburban Manila on December 6, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has so far administered more than 1.79 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the second phase of the government’s massive vaccination push, the Department of Health said Friday. Around 100 million jabs have been administered since the government began COVID-19 vaccinations in March, with over 43 million Filipinos completing the recommended doses. Solidarity trialOfficials announced Friday the launch of the World Health Organization’s solidarity trial on vaccines in the country. The solidarity trial is an “international, randomized clinical trial platform designed to rapidly evaluate the efficacy and safety of promising new candidate vaccines,” the WHO said.

Source: Philippine Star December 18, 2021 02:21 UTC