Three-day national vaccination drive set to hit protection target


The government is considering holding a three-day national vaccination drive to reach its target of inoculating at least 50 million Filipinos by the end of the year. - Reuters

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer): The government is considering holding a three-day national vaccination drive from Nov 29 to Dec 1 to reach its target of inoculating at least 50 million Filipinos against Covid-19 by the end of the year.

Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine czar who had proposed the mass immunization event, said he wanted one of the days to coincide with Bonifacio Day on Nov 30.

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