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| Parents accompany their children at the Pasig City General Hospital on October 15, 2021 to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital is one of the sites for the pilot run of vaccinations for adolescents. (Photo by Michael Varcas/ The Star) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA: The government has increased its target number of COVID-19 vaccinations to 1.5 million per day, the official leading the inoculation efforts said, PhilStar reported. In the taped meeting of the pandemic task force aired late Tuesday night, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the move is "in order to achieve a happy Christmas this year." "We are ramping up the vaccination of students, teachers, tourism personnel, overseas Filipino workers, and seafarers," Galvez added.
Official data showed the country averaged 405,588 doses of COVID-19 jabs administered in the last seven days. This means authorities would have to more than triple the current rate to achieve the targeted 1.5 million per day. Per figures presented by Galvez, there are now 24.49 million Filipinos complete with their COVID-19 shots. That translates to 31.76% of the target population of 77.13 million. Some 28.28 million, meanwhile, have received the first dose. The National Capital Region has the most number of fully vaccinated at 7.89 million or 80.78% of the goal of 9.77 million.
Calabarzon follows at 3.55 million, Central Luzon at 2.47 million, and Central Visayas at 1.50 million. Regions with the lowest figure on individuals with complete shots are Mimaropa at 412,545, Cordillera Administrative Region at 443,725, and Caraga at 489,203.
