President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the vaccination of the general Filipino population, including adolescents, in October 2021, the Palace said on Tuesday.
“Inaprubahan na po ni Presidente ang pagbabakuna sa general population simula po ng buwan ng Oktubre,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque announced during his virtual presser.
“Magsisimula na rin po ang ating pagbabakuna ng ating mga kabataan, pero ang ating hinihikayat ngayon ay magpa-master listing na po ang mga magulang ng mga kabataan para mapalistahan na ang mga kabataan kapag nagsimula na po tayo. Inaasahan po nating magsisimula rin tayo sa buwan ng Oktubre,” he added.
To date, the country has received 69,699,340 Covid-19 vaccine doses, of which 43,933,886 have been administered.
The doses were enough to fully vaccinate over 20 million Filipinos.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Philippines might receive up to 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in October.
With the doses, Galvez said he expected the country’s number of administered doses to increase by 55 million next month.
The country aims to inoculate 80 to 90 percent of Filipinos to achieve herd immunity. John Ezekiel J. Hirro