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Dizon: Gov’t needs to vaccinate 250k - 300k people a day to meet target
The Philippine government aims to vaccinate approximately 50 million Filipinos against COVID-19 within the year.
To achieve this goal, the government needs to administer vaccines to 250,000 to 300,000 people daily once the bulk of vaccine supply arrives.
This vaccination drive is crucial given the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and the rise of new variants, particularly in Metro Manila.
As of March 10, 2021, at least 1.12 million doses of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines have been delivered to the Philippines.
An additional one million doses of Sinovac, purchased by the Philippine government, are expected to arrive on March 21.
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More than 44,000 individuals in the Philippines have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of March 8, since the country's inoculation program began on March 1.
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The Philippines is expecting 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines until early April.
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Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that 1 million procured doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the country on March 21.
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The Philippines is expecting 4.5 million more doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May through the COVAX Facility.
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The Philippines is set to receive a total of 22 to 23 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines within the year.
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