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PH increases COVID vaccination target to 100 million

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Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People pass by Manila’s almost empty Drive-Thru Vaccination site located at the Quirino Grandstand on February 23, 2022. Metro Manila mayors urged the inter-agency task force (IATF) to place the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 starting March 1, as data from the health department listed 1,534 new COVID19 cases today, the 3rd lowest daily tally this year. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/28/20220223-covid-drive-thru-vax-site-manila-gc-6190.jpg"/><figcaption>People pass by Manila’s almost empty Drive-Thru Vaccination site located at the Quirino Grandstand on February 23, 2022. Metro Manila mayors urged the inter-agency task force (IATF) to place the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 starting March 1, as data from the health department listed 1,534 new COVID19 cases today, the 3rd lowest daily tally this year. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA - The Philippines aims to vaccinate against COVID-19 some 100 million individuals or 80 percent of its eligible population, the Department of Health said Monday.</p><p>Government last year revised its inoculation target to at least 70 million and later on 50 million individuals by yearend.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/01/22/ph-falls-short-of-2021-vaccination-target">PH falls short of 2021 vaccination target</a></li></ul><p>Authorities are considering a monthly nationwide vaccination drive or Bayanihan Bakunahan program to ramp up inoculation as Metro Manila and 38 other areas shift to Alert Level 1, the lowest in a 5-step system.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/27/22/ncr-38-other-areas-to-shift-to-alert-level-1-in-march">Metro Manila, 38 other areas to shift to Alert Level 1 starting March 1 - Palace</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Mararating po natin ito pong ating targets in the coming months sa tulong ng ating local governments,&quot; Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a televised briefing.</p><p>(We will reach our targets in the coming months with the help of local governments.)</p><p>The country has enough vaccine supply in the event it would be affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles.</p><p>Government is securing COVID-19 jabs for children ages 5 to 11, Nograles said.</p><p>&quot;Right now we&#x27;re confident we have enough vaccine supply. We&#x27;re so confident na hihinkayat natin lahat ng puwedeng magpa-booster, magpa-booster na po,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We&#x27;re so confident that we&#x27;re encouraging everyone who&#x27;s eligible to get their booster shots.)</p><p>The country has so far deployed 171 million vaccine doses and has stockpile in its warehouses, Vergeire said.</p><p>&quot;Tungkol sa ibang medical technologies, ang kagandahan po ng nagkaroon ng omicron situation, nagkaroon ng negotiation and commitment, nagkaroon tayo ng stockpiling,&quot; she added.</p><p>(Regarding other medical technologies, what became of omicron situation is we had negotiations and commitments which led to stockpiling.)</p><p>The Philippines has so far fully vaccinated 63 million individuals, while 68.7 million others have received an initial dose, and 10 million booster shots have been administered as of Sunday, according to data gathered by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/18/22/ph-now-low-risk-for-covid-19-cases-due-to-wide-vaccine-coverage-doh">Philippines now &#x27;low risk&#x27; for COVID-19 cases due to wide vaccine coverage: DOH</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1947038" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div style="text-align:center"><em>Video courtesy of PTV</em></div>

The Philippines aims to vaccinate against COVID-19 some 100 million individuals or 80 percent of its eligible population, the Department of Health said Monday.

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PH increases COVID vaccination target to 100 million

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Published Feb 28, 2022 02:57 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 28, 2022 03:55 PM PHT

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