Gov't aims to vaccinate 70% of population by February election period

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The national government aims to vaccinate 70% of the Philippine population before the start of the election period in February, said vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, October 20.

"Vaccinate at least 70% of the total population before the election period so meaning before February or the election period, we have already vaccinated more or less 70%," Galvez said in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang.

Galvez said the government currently has about 39 million vaccine doses in government warehouses. While"supply is no longer an issue," Galvez said the pandemic task force aims to fix logistical problems that cause vaccines to take 7 to 9 days to reach vaccine centers from warehouses. Private sector groups are calling for a further lifting of restrictions, saying the government should target downgrading Metro Manila's to alert level 2 in early November, said Galvez.

 

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