PH administers nearly 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

The Philippines has administered nearly 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with weekly administration reaching one million doses for three consecutive weeks.

As of Monday morning, a total of 6,948,000 doses have been given, with over 2.4 million doses allocated to healthcare workers, 2.2 million to senior citizens, 2.15 million to individuals with comorbidities, and nearly 160,000 to economic front-liners.

The daily average vaccination rate has significantly increased to over 200,000, with a peak of 220,000 doses in a single day, attributed to the increasing vaccine supply.

The government aims to inoculate 500,000 people daily once vaccine supply stabilizes this month, with a total of 12,605,870 vaccine doses having arrived in the country so far.

Vaccine arrivals include donations from the COVAX facility and partners like China, alongside government purchases from Sinovac and Gamaleya, with over 2.2 million Pfizer shots from COVAX arriving on June 10, alongside 100,000 doses of Sputnik V on June 12.

The NTF, DOH, and DBM will present the budget utilization for vaccination to the Senate, emphasizing transparency in the PHP82.5 billion allotted for vaccine procurement this year.