Manila Bulletin
Governors’ group appeals for more COVID-19 vaccines in provinces
Provincial governors are appealing to the national government to increase the allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses for their respective localities, noting the improved health situation in Metro Manila.
League of Provinces of the Philippines president Presbitero Velasco Jr. stated that local government units (LGUs) believe a higher quantity of vaccines is necessary to achieve population protection.
Velasco noted that vaccine deployment in recent months has been heavily concentrated in the National Capital Region (NCR), leading to high vaccination rates there.
In contrast, vaccination rates in the provinces remain low due to the perceived disparity in vaccine allocation, with some LGUs reporting they have only received between 20 to 30 percent of their vaccine supplies.
Despite the appeal from LGUs, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. previously mentioned that the Philippines has ample vaccine supplies, with around 38 million doses in storage.
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President Rodrigo Duterte urged local government units (LGUs) to accelerate their COVID-19 vaccination programs to achieve population protection.
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As of Tuesday, the Philippines has administered a total of 52.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide.
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Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya reported that approximately 81.4% of the eligible population in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with around 7.9 million Filipinos vaccinated.
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