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The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than 73 million individuals were already fully-vaccinated against Covid-19.

The term “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19 still applies to those who got the two-dose primary series of vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

The Department of Health (DOH) said it will push for the redefinition of “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19— which is to include a booster dose.

All regions in the country have already fully-vaccinated more than 40 percent of their respective elderly population, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, July 2.

Amid the threat of Covid-19 and its emerging sub variants, a health expert urged the national government to change the country’s definition of “fully vaccinated.”

The national government is targeting to fully vaccinate 77 million people against Covid-19 by the end of June, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed once again to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health (DOH) to give certain areas ample lead time to increase their fully vaccinated rate, including booster shots, when they redefine the term “fully vaccinated.”

Members of various religious groups attending indoor services should be vaccinated as mandated by the guideline set by the Inter-Agency Task Force, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, April 11.

The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 67 million individuals were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

An infectious disease expert has recommended changing the definition of “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19–which is to include a booster shot.

Customers can now dine with confidence at KFC branches nationwide with all its personnel already fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Aside from earning the distinction of being the first quick-service restaurant (QSR) in the country to have fully vaccinated staff, KFC is also known for implementing stringent health and safety protocols in-store, with its crew being made to regularly wash not just their hands but up to their elbows, similar to what surgeons are doing. KFC personnel are also receiving flu vaccines annually.

Starting next month, the Philippines will be allowing the entry of fully vaccinated foreign nationals from any country without the need for an Entry Exemption Document, Malacañang said.

Mothers who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may transfer antibodies to their babies through breast milk, an official of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society said.

Sixty-four million Filipinos were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Sixty-three million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) almost one year since the Philippine government started the vaccination program, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.

ILOILO CITY—More than 4.5 million people in the Western Visayas region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The total number of fully vaccinated people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines has already reached 62 million, the Department of Health (DOH) said. 

The Department of Tourism (DOT) said about 92 percent of tourism workers in the Philippines have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).