MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines finally started on Monday the vaccination of the working population, or economic frontliners, against COVID-19. About 35 million Filipinos belong to the fourth priority group, which is composed of workers in the government, private and informal sectors. Celebrity couple Iya Villania and Drew Arellano are among the first individuals under the A4 priority group to be vaccinated. Since the vaccination drive was launched in March, only 1.3 million out of the country's roughly 100 million population have been fully inoculated against COVID-19. Some 5.3 million doses have been administered as of June 2.

Source: Philippine Star June 07, 2021 03:22 UTC