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's national vaccination day is extended until Friday, December 3, the spokesperson of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.</p><p>"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 'yung official count para sa pangatlong araw, at in-extend ito hanggang Biyernes no, hanggang bukas," said Ret. Gen. Restituto Padilla.</p><p>"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," 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&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&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 "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" Program to boost the country'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>"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."</p><p>"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."</p><p>Padilla said about 37 million Filipinos have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>"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."</p><p>"Yung sa first dose, pumapalo na po tayo sa malapit na po sa 60 million," he said.</p><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF' data-title='COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH' data-type='interactive'> </div><p><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></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&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&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 "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" Program to boost the country'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>"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."</p><p>"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."</p><p>Padilla said about 37 million Filipinos have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>"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."</p><p>"Yung sa first dose, pumapalo na po tayo sa malapit na po sa 60 million," he said.</p><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF' data-title='COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH' data-type='interactive'> </div><p><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></p>

<p>"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 'yung official count para sa pangatlong araw, at in-extend ito hanggang Biyernes no, hanggang bukas," said Ret. Gen. Restituto Padilla.</p><p>"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," he said.</p>

<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's national vaccination day is extended until Friday, December 3, the spokesperson of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.</p>

The government's national vaccination day is extended until Friday, December 3, the spokesperson of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said.

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Philippines vaccination push extended until Dec 3: NTF spox

Philippines vaccination push extended until Dec 3: NTF spox