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10.25 million people jabbed during initial run of National Vaccination Day

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Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Quezon City residents receive their COVID-19 vaccine dose at the Batasan Hills National High School on November 29, 2021, the start of the " covid-19="" day="" national="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/12/09/20211129-covid19-vaccination-day-7597-md.jpg" vaccination=""/><figcaption>Quezon City residents receive their COVID-19 vaccine dose at the Batasan Hills National High School on November 29, 2021, the start of the &quot;National COVID-19 Vaccination Day&quot;. The 3-day vaccination drive starting today up to December 1 aims to vaccinate 9 million people, focusing on first doses and booster shots. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines vaccinated 10.25 million individuals during the first run of its national vaccination drive last week, the country&#x27;s vaccine czar said Thursday.</p><p>The country had a 2.05 million daily average jab rate during the vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, according to Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr.</p><p>&quot;Sa pagtatapos ng taong ito, tiwala kami na kaya nating maabot ang first milestone nating 54 million o higit fully vaccinated individuals ang maitatala natin before the end of the year,&quot; he said during the &quot;Bayanihan Bakunahan&quot; culmination program.</p><p>(We are confident we will achieve 54 million or more individuals fully vaccinated before the end of the year.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/21/only-50-pct-of-population-may-be-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-this-year">Fully vaccinating 70 pct of population may be achieved only in early 2022: ofc&#x27;l</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Dahil dito matitiyak natin na mas magiging masaya at ligtas ang ating pagsalubong sa Pasko at sa Bagong Taon.&quot;</p><p>(This will ensure a happy and safe Christmas and New Year celebration.)</p><p>Ilocos region, Metro Manila, the Cordilleras, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol region went &quot;beyond their committed targets,&quot; while Central Luzon, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Caraga hit &quot;more than 70 percent&quot; of their vaccination target, Galvez said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/21/metro-manila-3-other-areas-fully-vaccinate-more-than-half-of-target-population">Metro Manila, 3 other regions fully vaccinate more than half of target population: data</a></li></ul><p>&quot;In just 3 days, many of our local government units were able to triple or even quadruple.Sa BARMM (Bangsamoro region), sampung beses nating napalaki ang kanilang capacity,&quot; he said.</p><p>(In BARMM, we were able to increase their capacity 10 times.)</p><p>&quot;First time po nangyari na ang kanilang vaccination ay lumagpas ng 100,000 a day.&quot;</p><p>(They reached more than 100,000 daily administered doses for the first time.)</p><p>The city that had the highest number of jabs during the first 3 days of the vaccination drive was Cebu City with 103,828, while the province with the most jabs was Laguna with 271,989.</p><p>Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized the importance of the vaccination drive in relation to the resumption of in-person classes.</p><p>&quot;Bigyan natin ang mga bata ng pagkakataon na makakita ng ibang bata, na makakita ng teacher,&quot; she said.</p><p>(Let&#x27;s give children a chance to see other kids, to see their teachers.)</p><p>&quot;Wala pang single case of COVID na nadadag since we started the pilot. We will continue to provide quality education that our children deserve.&quot;</p><p>(There&#x27;s not yet a single COVID case that has been recorded since we started the pilot.)</p><p>Some 6.5 million children aged 12 to 17 have received a COVID-19 jab, according to Galvez.</p><p>The Philippines has fully inoculated 39.56 million individuals, while 54 million others have received an initial dose as of Wednesday, according to data gathered by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.</p><p>Another run of the nationwide vaccination drive is set from Dec. 15 to 17 in a bid to prevent the spread of more transmissible COVID-19 variants.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/21/second-bayanihan-bakunahan-eyes-mainly-those-due-for-2nd-dose">Second &#x27;Bayanihan, Bakunahan&#x27; targeting those due for 2nd dose, to allow walk-ins</a></li></ul><p>The government aims to fully vaccinate 54 to 77 million of the population to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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=1855105" 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><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>

The Philippines vaccinated 10.25 million individuals during the first run of its national vaccination drive last week, an official said.

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Gillan Ropero,

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Published Dec 09, 2021 01:45 PM PHT

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