PH receives 108.9M COVID-19 vaccine doses, eyes 1.5M daily jabs

The Philippines has received a total of 108,912,460 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of November 2, 2021.

A total of 59,473,662 doses have been administered nationwide, with 32,030,693 as first shots and 27,442,969 as second doses.

The government aims to administer between 1 and 1.5 million doses daily starting November 30, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.

This daily target aims to administer at least 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of November.

Additional vaccination sites, around 4,000 to 5,000, will be activated in malls, universities, schools, gyms, and government function halls to achieve this goal.

The government also aims to fully vaccinate at least 90% of teachers, students, and school personnel, and at least 70% of senior citizens.

Hospital healthcare workers should also receive booster shots by the end of November, and some regions aim for at least 50% vaccination rate.

Nationwide pediatric vaccination for minors aged 12 to 17 years commenced on November 3.