Palace lauds ‘Bakunahan’ drive accomplishments

“Suma total nasa mahigit 8.01-M ang total vaccines administered sa tatlong araw o katumbas sa 89.06 percent ng ating committed target,” Nograles said in a press briefing Friday (Dec. 3).

He said two important vaccination milestones were achieved during the three-day national vaccination campaign. 

“First, we have the fourth highest single-day jabs administered in the world. Hindi lang po 2.7 million, yan po ay 2.8 million sa isang araw. Second, we are number one in terms of 7-day moving average jabs per 100 people per day across countries with a population of 100 million or greater,” he said.

Of the 8.01 million vaccines administered, 2.7 million individuals were vaccinated on day one, 2.4 million on day two, and 2.8 million on day three, according to the National Vaccination Operations Center. 

“If that is the case, 8.01 million people vaccinated over the course of 36 hours is approximately 222,500 Filipinos vaccinated per hour, or 3,708 people vaccinated per minute, or something like 62 Filipinos vaccinated per second. Sixty-two Filipinos per second. Yan po ang nagawa nitong National Vaccination Days,” Nograles remarked.

Nograles emphasized that prior to the Bayanihan Bakunahan, the Philippines’ daily jab rate averages 900,000 per day, which means that the output per day from the Bayanihan Bakunahan is triple that of the country’s daily jabs average. 

Nograles also announced that because of the number of people who want to get vaccinated and to sustain the momentum, the National Vaccination Days were extended until today, December 3, 2021. “Ito po ay voluntary extension sa panig ng mga local government units (LGUs) as a response to the flood of people wanting to get vaccinated in their respective jurisdictions. Mas lalo pa nating paigtingin ang bakunahan,” said Nograles. 

According to the December 2, 2021 National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard, more than 90.2 million doses have been administered nationwide, of which 48.42 percent or 37.3 million individuals are fully vaccinated. 

Nograles also announced that the expanded rollout of the administration of booster or additional doses for all fully vaccinated individuals ages 18 and above, including the Phase II rollout for the booster/additional doses for Priority Group A3 or for those with comorbidities, begins today, December 3, 2021.