Scenes from the Ospital ng Maynila in Malate, Manila on May 29, 2021 as citizens under the A1, A2 and A3 category are given their vaccination against COVID-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine for their second dose. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILANOnly 9 percent of the country's vaccinees have missed their second dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) shots, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said, refuting allegations that over one million Filipinos missed their second jabs. But so far, he said that only about a million vaccinees have returned to get their second shot. Data showed that from March 1 to May 29, a total of 3,101,559 million individuals received their first shot of vaccine against Covid-19. To put things into proper perspective, Galvez noted that different vaccine brands have their respective intervals between the first and second shots - from 21 days to 12 weeks.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2021 05:11 UTC