DAVAO CITY, Nov. 29 (PIA)--A Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Davao Region called on the participation and cooperation of everyone as he stressed that vaccines are the most effective defense against COVID-19 infection with the observance of the minimum public health standard of facemasks, social distancing and washing of hands using water, soap and alcohol. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles stressed that the current goal of the government is population protection where the number of deaths and hospitalization of patients due to COVID-19 infection be reduced to a minimum through vaccination. He bared that with the Bayanihan Bakunahan program, the people will grab the chance to be vaccinated. Nograles said more than 45 million people have been vaccinated for the first dose, and 35.3 Million people have already received the second dose while 162,822 received booster shots. Nograles underscored that the supply of vaccines is no longer a problem. “What