The Philippine government has administered 229,769 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a single day, the highest daily vaccination rate so far.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said in a statement that a total of 3,718,308 doses have so far been administered across the country, as of May 20.
Currently, the government is focusing on providing COVID-19 shots to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and people with comorbidities.
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“I am very confident that with the current pace that we have, we can breach the four million mark by early next week,” Galvez said.
Galvez hopes that once supplies stabilize, the country can vaccinate 500,000 daily.
“By June, we will expect to have higher outputs when we all join hands in accelerating the vaccination and open our target population from the economic and government frontliners (A4) and indigent/poor communities (A5),” he added.
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The Philippines is expecting to have vaccine supplies of 15-20 million doses in the third quarter.
Galvez is optimistic that herd immunity in Metro Manila and nearby provinces can be achieved in November. (TDT)
