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NTF vs COVID-19 proposes national vaccination days on Nov. 29 - Dec. 1

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Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Young people, aged 12-17, receive their Pfizer COVID-19 (Pfizer) vaccine at the Navotas City Hospital on November 2, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/11/08/20211102-navotas-pediatric-vaccination-jc-032232260.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Young people, aged 12-17, receive their Pfizer COVID-19 (Pfizer) vaccine at the Navotas City Hospital on November 2, 2021.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The &quot;National Vaccine Day&quot; program is being proposed to be carried out from Nov. 29 until Dec. 1, National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Monday.</p><p>&quot;Tinataon natin yung National Heroes Day, Nov. 30, kasi parang ang messaging natin (is) ang lahat ng tao na magpabakuna ay isang bayani,&quot; Galvez said at a Laging Handa public briefing.</p><p>(It will coincide on National Heroes Day, Nov. 30, because we want to deliver a message that those who get vaccinated are heroes.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/04/21/ph-eyes-3-day-vaccination-drive-to-inoculate-5m-pinoys">Philippines eyes 3-day vaccination drive to achieve &#x27;merry Christmas&#x27;: vaccine czar</a></li></ul><p>He said the program is meant to boost the country&#x27;s vaccination rate, especially in areas where there are issues as regards inoculating residents. </p><p>Among regions with a low vaccination rate are the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Bicol, Western Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, and MIMAROPA.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/27/21/significant-vaccine-hesitancy-noted-in-vismin-octa">&#x27;Significant&#x27; vaccine hesitancy noted in Visayas, Mindanao: OCTA</a></li></ul><p>More than 29.4 million people in the country are already fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while over 34.7 million others have received their first dose, based on the monitoring of the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.</p><p>The country has received a total of 110.6 million doses of different vaccine brands since delivery started on Feb. 28 this year. It started rolling out the jabs on March 1.</p><p>The government aims to fully vaccinate up to 77 million people for the country to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/30/21/50m-fully-vaccinated-in-ph-doable-by-yearend-official">Gov&#x27;t says full COVID-19 vaccination of 50M in PH possible by yearend</a></li></ul><p>With over 47 million doses of vaccines currently in storage and a delivery rate of 1.5 million vaccines a day in October, Galvez said the country&#x27;s vaccine supply is now stable, which allows for a mass vaccination event. </p><p>He urged the public to be vigilant in consuming information on social media and not to fall for anti-vax propaganda. </p><p>&quot;Ang lahat ng bakuna na ginagamit natin ngayon ay epektibo sa real world data. Sana, &#x27;wag kayo maniwala sa fake news at ginagawa ng anti-vaxxers. Kailangang kailangan nating magpabakuna. Nakita natin na bumagsak ang ating cases dahil mataas ang pagpapabakuna sa Metro Manila,&quot; Galvez said.</p><p>(All the vaccines we are using now are effective, based on real world data. Don&#x27;t believe fake news and the propaganda of anti-vaxxers. We need to get vaccinated. We&#x27;ve seen that cases have dropped because of the high vaccination rate in Metro Manila.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/24/21/philippines-decline-in-daily-covid-cases-due-to-wide-vaccination-octa">Philippines&#x27; decline in daily COVID cases due to wide vaccine coverage: OCTA</a></li></ul><p>Galvez said a &quot;massive information drive campaign&quot; about the safety and efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19 is necessary to battle misinformation and hesitancy surrounding vaccination.</p><div><strong>- with a report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><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=1823141" 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 class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script></div>

The 'National Vaccine Day' program is being proposed to be carried out from Nov. 29 until Dec. 1, Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. said on Monday.

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NTF vs COVID-19 proposes national vaccination days on Nov. 29 - Dec. 1

Wena Cos,

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Published Nov 08, 2021 01:20 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 08, 2021 01:50 PM PHT

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