The Department of Health (DOH) said the vaccination rate in the country has picked up its pace and now administering at an average of 108,000 doses per day.
The rate has doubled from the rate last week which estimated between 60,000 and 70,000, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.
According to National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr., the government has administered 229,769 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on May 20 breaking its previous record of 120,159 jabs on May 15.
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“We are now moving past the crawl stage as we begin to walk. However, this is not yet enough as our main goal is to run, where we will be able to administer at least half a million doses or more daily. And I am certain that if we keep this momentum, along with the continuous delivery of vaccines to throughout the country, we can make this happen,” said Galvez.
“The pace of the ongoing vaccination we are witnessing right now is unprecedented. We are happy to see that all sectors of society are working together to achieve our common goal of herd immunity by the end of November,” he added.
As of May 20, a total of 3,718,308 doses have been administered nationwide to priority groups A1 (healthcare workers), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities).
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Meanwhile, Vergeire said the number of health personnel to administer the vaccines is sufficient adding that with a Php400-million budget, the health department hired 3,000 vaccinators and would be rehired with a new fund allocation when their contract expires in June.
Vergeire added private sector also offered the services of their healthcare workers to augment the vaccination effort. (RA)
