Palace says 24.6 million Filipinos to be prioritized in coronavirus vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/12/07/20201207-russia-coronavirus-sputnikv-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>A medical worker fills a syringe with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine before administering an injection during the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a clinic in Moscow, Russia Dec. 5, 2020. <em>Maxim Shemetov, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Around 24.6 million Filipinos are on the government&#x27;s priority list for its initial vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Monday, giving a lower figure than an official&#x27;s earlier announcement. </p><p>Areas with a high COVID-19 tally like Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Davao are &quot;geographical priorities&quot; for the vaccination, Roque told reporters. From these areas, 24,668,128 &quot;sectoral priorities&quot; have been selected, including the following: </p><ul>	<li>1,762,994 frontline health workers</li>	<li>3,789,874 indigent senior citizens </li>	<li>5,678,544 remaining senior citizens</li>	<li>12,911,193 remaining indigent population </li>	<li>525,523 uniformed personnel </li></ul><p>They all account for more than 22 percent of the country&#x27;s projected population of 108.8 million, as of the third quarter this year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SXxWcSmhr8s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>This figure is different from that given by vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galves Jr., who earlier said <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/25/20/covid-19-vaccination-may-take-up-to-5-years-35m-pinoys-on-priority-list-official">35 million Filipinos</a> are on the priority list. </p><p>The numbers presented by Roque are similar to what a Department of Health official reported to the House of Representatives last month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/25/20/health-workers-elderlies-poor-pinoys-prioritized-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-on-initial-program">Health workers, elderlies, poor Pinoys prioritized to get COVID-19 vaccine on initial program</a></li></ul><p>The list shared by Dr. Aleli Annie Sudiacal of the DOH Bureau of International Health Cooperation to the House Committee on People&#x27;s Participation also showed that teachers and school workers in the public and private sectors are 6th in the priority list, followed by the following:</p><p>- 7th: all remaining government workers<br/>- 8th: &quot;essential workers&quot; in agriculture, the food industry, transportation and tourism<br/>- 9th: sociodemographic groups in significantly higher risk areas other than the senior citizens and indigent population (persons deprived of liberty, persons with disabilities, and Filipinos living in high-density areas)<br/>- 10th: overseas Filipino workers<br/>- 11th: other remaining workforce<br/>- 12th: students</p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte last week allowed the emergency use of vaccines and drugs against COVID-19, 10 months into the crisis that has seen nearly 440,000 people infected and the economy dragged into recession due to prolonged quarantine restrictions. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/06/20/philippines-covid-19-tally-nears-440000-with-over-1700-new-cases">Philippines&#x27; COVID-19 tally nears 440,000 with over 1,700 new cases</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/infographic/03/17/20/tracking-covid-19-cases-in-the-philippines">Tracking COVID-19 cases in the Philippines</a></li></ul>

<p>Around 24.6 million Filipinos are on the government's priority list for its initial vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Monday, giving a lower figure than an official's earlier announcement.</p>

Around 24.6 million Filipinos are on the government's priority list for its initial vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Monday, giving a lower figure than an official's earlier announcement.

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Palace says 24.6 million Filipinos to be prioritized in coronavirus vaccination

Palace says 24.6 million Filipinos to be prioritized in coronavirus vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 07, 2020 02:16 PM PHT

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