Manila Bulletin
Gov't has still a stock of 100M doses of COVID vaccines- Galvez
The Philippine government aims to administer 90 million full vaccine doses by the end of June and 71 million booster shots by the end of the third quarter of the year.
National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. reported these targets during President Rodrigo Duterte's Talk to the People.
He stated that the government has a stockpile of about 100 million vaccine doses.
These remaining doses are sufficient for the primary vaccination of 28 to 30 million unvaccinated Filipinos.
The stockpile is also enough for the booster shots of 25 million eligible Filipinos this quarter.
Galvez also highlighted challenges in the vaccination program, including a rising infection rate among healthcare workers, election-related activities occupying some LGUs, and vaccine brand preferences affecting shelf life.
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