Vaccine czar: Priority list to remain despite 'vax to the max' drive

Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the national vaccination program's priority list will remain amid its "vax to the max" scheme.

Galvez clarified that priorities will not be disregarded because the Department of Health and the World Health Organization indicate that the burden of disease and death is still focused on these prioritized groups.

Earlier, Galvez mentioned the government was considering a "vax to the max" campaign, recommended by the private sector, to encourage more people to get vaccinated by accommodating all willing individuals.

The private sector aims to ramp up vaccination to achieve 1.5 million jabs per day.

Finding COVID-19 vaccine supplies is no longer a problem for the country.

As of October 21, 2021, 24,298,753 Filipinos have received full doses of COVID-19 vaccines, representing 31.76% of the country's eligible population.

Metro Manila remains the top region with 80% of its population fully inoculated, and the government will now ramp up the vaccination rollout in provinces.