Philippines vaccination push extended until Dec 3: NTF spox

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Elderly residents and those with comorbidities line up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Manila during the National Vaccination Day on December 1, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/12/02/20211201-national-vaccination-sta-ana-jc-015555090.jpg"/><figcaption>Elderly residents and those with comorbidities line up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Manila during the National Vaccination Day on December 1, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- The government&#x27;s national vaccination day is extended until Friday, December 3, the spokesperson of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.</p><p>&quot;Short feedback lang sa tatlong araw na nakalipas na national vaccination natin, so maganda naman ang naging datos. Unang dalawang araw ay nakapagbigay ng mahigit 5 milyong vaccination jabs sa lahat ng ating mga vaccination sites at magpapatuloy ito. Inaantay lang namin &#x27;yung official count para sa pangatlong araw, at in-extend ito hanggang Biyernes no, hanggang bukas,&quot; said Ret. Gen. Restituto Padilla.</p><p>&quot;So para doon ho sa nagnanais pa hong magpabakuna, patuloy pa tayong nagbabakuna at in-extend po nating hanggang Biyernes ang ating national vaccination day, at magkakaroon pa ho sa kalagitnaan ng Disyembre,&quot; he said.</p><p>Around 5.1 million Filipinos were jabbed on the first two days of the national vaccination program.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/01/21/51-milyon-nabakunahan-sa-2-araw-ng-covid-19-vaxx-days">5.1 milyon nabakunahan sa unang 2 araw ng national COVID-19 vaccination days</a></li></ul><p>Official figures for the third day have yet to come in, but a Health official said Wednesday government remains optimistic about vaccinating 9 million Filipinos in the vaccine campaign which was originally set to run for three days.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/01/21/govt-optimistic-about-reaching-9m-target-for-vax-drive">Gov’t optimistic about reaching 9M target for 3-day vax drive: 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=1848416" 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><p>The government was originally eyeing the vaccination of 15 million Filipinos in 3 days, but lowered its target on the back of a global syringe shortage.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/27/21/govt-lowers-target-on-vaxx-drive-over-syringe-shortage">Target for National COVID-19 Vaccination Days cut to 9 million amid syringe shortage</a></li></ul><p>To fully vaccinate at least 54 million by yearend, another revised target from the initial 77 million individuals, authorities said there would be another 3-day vaccination set from Dec. 15 to Dec. 17.</p><p>The Philippines launched the &quot;Bayanihan, Bakunahan&quot; Program to boost the country&#x27;s vaccination rate, especially in areas where there are issues with giving Filipinos the COVID-19 shot.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/infographic/11/04/21/regional-vaccine-inequality-in-the-philippines">INFOGRAPHIC: Regional vaccine inequality in the Philippines</a></li></ul><p>Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco, who also heads the League of Provinces of the Philippines, said <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/27/21/significant-vaccine-hesitancy-noted-in-vismin-octa">vaccine hesitancy</a> seems to be dropping in the provinces, as local governments explain the perks of COVID-19 vaccination and give incentives to those who get the jab.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/01/21/vaccine-hesitancy-sa-mga-lalawigan-unti-unti-nang-bumababa">Vaccine hesitancy sa mga probinsya, unti-unti nang bumababa</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/25/21/kilos-of-rice-vitamins-offered-in-cebu-for-covid-jab">Cebu Province offers freebies on COVID-19 national vaccination days</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/30/21/food-packs-alok-sa-pagpapabakuna-sa-occ-mindoro">Food packs alok kapalit ng pagpapabakuna sa Paluan, Occ. Mindoro</a></li></ul><p>Padilla encouraged more Filipinos to get the vaccine as the government extended its vaccination drive.</p><p>&quot;Kung hindi pa po tayo nababakunahan, magpabakuna po tayo kasi patuloy pa ring sinasabi ng ating mga dalubhasa na mainam pa rin ang naibibigay na proteksyon ng pagkakaroon ng bakuna.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So hikayatin po natin ang iba nating mga kasamahan, mga kababayan, mga kapamilya, na magpabakuna po sa pinakamadaling panahon lalo na po’t na-extend natin ang ating vaccination day hanggang Biyernes at meron pa pong part 2, December 15, 16, and 17.&quot;</p><p>Padilla said about 37 million Filipinos have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;Ang bilang po natin ngayon as of Monday ’no, nakarating na tayo sa halos 37 million fully inoculated, tapos dumagdag pa yung another 2 million or almost 3 million, so papasok na tayo sa 39 million ng fully inoculated.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yung sa first dose, pumapalo na po tayo sa malapit na po sa 60 million,&quot; he said.</p><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>

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Philippines vaccination push extended until Dec 3: NTF spox

Benise Balaoing,

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Published Dec 02, 2021 07:26 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 02, 2021 08:56 AM PHT

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