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Exactly five months since the inoculation program began, only 12.87 percent out of the more than 70 million targeted eligible population have so far been fully vaccinated, raising questions if the national government can achieve its goal of achieving herd immunity by the end of 2021.

The San Juan City local government said on Monday, August 2, that active COVID-19 cases in the city have doubled after only a month amid the increasing threat of the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant.

The target number of people who have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must be raised amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, said members of the country’s Vaccine Experts Panel of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Wednesday, July 28, that all senior citizens in Barangay Namayan have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

With coronavirus vaccination vital to the safe reopening of the economy, the government is aiming to reach herd immunity by the end of the year or early 2022, President Duterte said in a final report to the nation.

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for citing the city government for its superb handling of the COVID-19 situation and its vaccination program during his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26.

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The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Friday that the city has already deployed more than 380,000 vaccines to its constituents amid the growing threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant.

Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government’s policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines.

The San Juan City local government inaugurated on Monday, July 19, its third vaccination site to further boost its vaccination capabilities, especially amid the threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant.

The ramped-up delivery of vaccine supplies to the country and acceleration of vaccination by local government units (LGUs) have brought about a significant increase in the public’s willingness to be vaccinated.

After successfully vaccinating more than 100 percent of its target population to reach herd immunity against COVID-19 with at least one dose, San Juan City is now facing a problem with its second dose vaccine supply.

The national government is facing a “big challenge” in its immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it targets to inoculate 77.75 million Filipinos before the end of 2021.

The San Juan City local government announced on Monday that it has successfully inoculated more than 100 percent of its target population against COVID-19 after vaccinating more than 96,000 residents with at least the first dose of the vaccine.

The Mandaluyong City government announced on Monday that it has already administered over 290,000 vaccines against COVID-19 to its residents as of July 10, Saturday.

The local business community is seeking an expansion of operational capacity once “safe spaces” in malls, factories and other workplaces have been created.

Over four months since the launch of its inoculation program, the Philippines has administered 12 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to its population, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said.

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Thursday that the city is now getting close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 after vaccinating over 70,000 of its target population against the coronavirus disease.