Agencies told to support three-day drive to vaccinate 15M vs COVID-19The Pasig City government starts vaccinating Pfizer vaccine for the persons with disability and with comorbidities at Pasig Sports Center on July 17, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all state agencies to support the national vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Malacañang said Monday, as it urged unvaccinated persons to avail of the jabs to protect their families from COVID-19. The government seeks to inoculate 15 million persons across 16 regions outside Metro Manila during the three-day "Bayanihan Bakunahan" project to meet its target of vaccinating at least half of the Philippines' population this year. The National Vaccination Operations Center secretariat previously said some 170,000 to 200,000 vaccinators would be mobilized in about 11,000 vaccination sites. The second day of the vaccination drive will coincide with the birth anniversary of national hero Andres Bonifacio, a regular holiday.

Source: Philippine Star November 22, 2021 13:38 UTC