26% of Philippines' population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — The government has fully inoculated 28.72 million Filipinos against coronavirus since it first rolled out the life-saving vaccines in March.
This is equivalent to 26.34% of the population.
It is also a long way from the 90 million that health authorities say must be fully inoculated to attain herd immunity in the Philippines.
Official figures as of November 4 also show that 33.76 million Filipinos or 30.96% of the population have received a first dose of the vaccine.
Authorities administered a daily average of 608,878 shots in the last seven days. This is an improvement from their prior weekly averages which consistently fell below their previous target of 500,000.
However, it is still a long way from the 1.5 million shots they hope to vaccinate per day to make their target of fully vaccinating between 50 to 70 million people before the year is out.
Metro Manila this day eased to Alert Level 2, allowing most businesses to operate. Other activities that the government placed restrictions on are now allowed at 50% indoor venue capacity for fully-vaccinated individuals and at 70% outdoor venue capacity.
The government’s pandemic task force has also permitted the resumption of face-to-face classes in all college degree programs at 50% capacity in areas under Alert Level 2. — Bella Perez-Rubio
A new thread on the Philippines' vaccination program in 2021 in the government's revised objective to reach "population protection." Bookmark our COVID-19 and Vaccination Dashboard for the latest figures on the pandemic in the Philippines. — Main image: The STAR/Michael Varcas, file
The city government of Valenzuela City announces that it is temporarily suspending the use of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as they wait for more vaccine supplies.
ADVISORY: Pansamantalang inihinto ang pagbabakuna ng Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine sa Valenzuela habang naghihintay ng karagdagang supply. (????: Valenzuela LGU) pic.twitter.com/j4yO52jgMN
— PTVph (@PTVph) August 7, 2023
Pasig City government announces the schedule of COVID-19 vaccination in the city from July 15 until July 28.
It advises residents that first, second dose and first and 2nd booster shots are available on a first come, first serve basis in its designated vaccination sites.
Among the available vaccine brands is Sinovac for 6 years old and above. It adds that there are no Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines yet for residents age 12 and above.
Schedule ng Pagbabakuna sa Pasig City |07/25/2023-07/28/2023 | First Come, First Served Basis
— Pasig Info (@PasigInfo) July 24, 2023
Tingnan ang material para sa vaccination sites kung saan makakapagpa - 1st at 2nd dose, at 1st at 2nd booster shot; at kung ano ang mga dapat dalhin sa araw ng pagbabakuna
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to lead the rollout of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. — The STAR/Helen Flores
President Marcos will lead the launch of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of MPC pool) | @helenmflores pic.twitter.com/wbB2An7xgg
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) June 21, 2023
The Department of Health reminds public that they can still avail of the COVID-19 booster and bivalent booster. It reposted an infographic that determines when it is best to get the first two boosters and the bivalent booster.
Senior citizens and frontline health workers may now get their second booster shots, particularly mRNA jabs such as Moderna and Pfizer, the Department of Health announces. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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