A total of 5,180,721 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have already been administered in the country as of May 30, 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday.
Of this, 3,974,350 are first doses, and 1,206,371 are second doses. This equates to over 1 million people who have been inoculated with anti-Covid-19 vaccines so far.
The DOH said total doses administered in the 13th week of the national vaccination reached 1,022,598 doses, spread over an average of 1,124 active reporting vaccination sites. The number of operational vaccination sites is based on the current supply of vaccines in the country.
“Once additional supplies arrive, the number of active sites will increase, and our vaccination pace will ramp up,” DOH assured.
Meanwhile, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that fear of adverse effects remain to be the main reason on vaccination hesitancy among Filipinos.
She said they intend to strengthen their information dissemination drive on the benefits and importance of the vaccine.
She cited that most of the 43,000 respondents of the survey conducted by the DOH said that they were able to get negative information regarding the vaccine on social media.
“Mas madalas natin pinapalabas ang ating mga eksperto para ipaliwanag ang safety at efficacy ng mga bakuna at ipaliwanag ang mga adverse events [That is why we are letting our experts explain the safety and efficacy of vaccines as well as explain the adverse events],” Vergeire said.
The DOH is also urging eligible populations belonging to priority groups A1 to A3 to register, get vaccinated and complete the required number of doses as scheduled.
“The vaccinated population are also urged to continue practicing the minimum public health standards as you may still get infected with Covid-19 and infect other people,” DOH added.
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