PH’s 1st Covid-19 booster shot coverage at 20 percent—DOH Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy|Manila Bulletin) The country’s Covid-19 first booster shot coverage remains low as it only reached 20 percent so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that a total of 15,797,385 first booster shots have been administered as of July 21—which is equivalent to 20.23 percent of the total number of people eligible for the first booster dose. On July 26, the government will launch a nationwide campaign called “PinasLakas!,” that aims to provide booster shots to eligible Filipinos and increase the vaccination rate among senior citizens. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are aiming to provide booster shots to at least 23 million Filipinos within the first 100 days of the Marcos administration. “The DOH will make vaccines more accessible and available in markets, places of worship, malls, transport terminals, offices, factories, plazas, or schools,” said Vergeire last July 20.