Manila, April 10 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday reported a higher vaccine distribution among healthy hogs against African swine fever (ASF) using AVAC live vaccine.

The AVAC live vaccine from Vietnam is currently being used for the government-controlled ASF vaccination.

"Sa vaccine, ang na-administer na ay (For the vaccine, the doses administered is around) 33,552 as of March 28. Karamihan pa rin dito ay (Most of which are in) Region III at IV-A," DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in an interview.

According to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), this covers 32 farms in the provinces of Bulacan and Tarlac in Central Luzon, and Batangas, Rizal, and Laguna in Calabarzon,

The said doses are higher ...