KIDS' VAX. Antique province begins its Covid-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old at Binirayan Gymnasium in San Jose de Buenavista on Feb. 15, 2022. The province's 18 local government units started their inoculation drives the following day. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) MANILA - The national government will incentivize local government units (LGUs) that can inoculate at least 70 percent of eligible adults and 80 percent of senior citizens from their target population. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, said LGUs that can meet the vaccination coverage requirement will be placed under the most lenient Alert Level 1 classification, citing a similar prerequisite for the National Capital Region (NCR). "Ito po ay gagawin po natin parang requirement or incentive to those who are having 'yung higher coverage na at least puwede po silang magkaroon ng Alert Level 1 like in the NCR
JABS FOR TEENS. Midwife Brigida De Leon administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Sebastian Pimentel, 16, inside a classroom of Bagong Silang Elementary School in Caloocan City on Jan. 11, 2022. Pimentel was one of the 500 who received the first dose of the Pfizer jab. (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The Philippines has administered 118,944,887 doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines nationwide, with 55,195,486 Filipinos now fully vaccinated against the dreaded infection. The latest data from the National Covid-19 vaccination dashboard released Monday also indicated 4,915,091 of the fully vaccinated have received booster or additional doses. The country's average vaccination rate significantly increased to 797,265 doses in the last seven days, compared to around 300,000 doses during the previous weeks. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, previously said the administration of primary doses remains a priority. The un