The Department of Finance (DOF) expects all Filipinos to be vaccinated by January next year.
According to DOF Sec Carlos Dominguez III on Thursday, there is a definite vaccine to carry this out.
“We have secured ho 194.89 million doses. Ito can actually vaccinate 100 and a half million people,” he said.
He said the supply came from donations, purchased by the private sector and purchased by the government.
“Ang total cost to the government po so far ay $1.302 billion. This will cover 170 million doses from the government, 24 million doses for the private sector,” said DOF chief Dominguez.
He said the Philippines had received 48.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Thursday.
Dominguez added that as of September 30, another 42.11 million doses are expected to arrive and an additional 103.59 million doses from October to December.
He said the supply is enough to vaccinate all Filipinos.
“Actually, we are expecting roughly 50 million doses a month form September to December. If that happens po, siguro by January we should have been able to inoculate everyone po. Wala po tayong problem sa pera. May financing na po iyan, at we don’t have to worry about money here. We already have the money, ready to be paid for these doses,” explained Dominguez.
DOF confident all Filipinos can be vaccinated by January 2022
According to vaccine czar Sec Carlito Galvez Jr., more than 42 million doses of the 48.8 million doses obtained by the government have been deployed at various vaccination sites in the country.
He said 13.3 million Filipinos had been fully vaccinated, while more than 18 million have already received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The government expects that by Election 2022, all voters in the country will be vaccinated against COVID-19.
This is important because it will dictate how the Commission of Elections conducts the 2022 national elections, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
“I think the COMELEC will just wait and see what the situation is. By that time sa 2022, sa May elections, I think we have covered everybody for vaccination, all voters, by that time, fully vaccinated na sila,” he said.
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