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Gov’t plans to conduct ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ every month

/ 03:04 PM December 24, 2021

Gov't plans to conduct 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan' every month

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MANILA, Philippines — The government is planning to make its nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 called “Bayanihan, Bakunahan,” which was originally held for three days, into a monthly event.

During Friday’s Laging Handa briefing, Presidential Adviser for COVID-19 Response Secretary Vince Dizon said the Bayanihan, Bakunahan will still continue, stressing the importance of intensifying mass inoculation as new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus seem to always emerge.

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“Tuluy-tuloy po iyan. Kailangan talaga paigtingin natin ito at plano gawin natin iyan buwan-buwan,” he said.

(Yes, it will continue. We need to intensify our vaccination and we are planning to hold the program monthly.)

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“Alam ninyo ang pagbabakuna, tuluy-tuloy na po ito dahil nga sinabi nga ng mga eksperto, itong COVID-19 lagi na lang siyang nagmu-mutate, laging nagkakaroon ng mga iba’t ibang mga bagong variant,” added Dizon.

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(You know the vaccination is continuous because experts said that COVID-19 mutates, it leads to various variants.)

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The government has already conducted two Bayanihan, Bakunahan events — first, on November 29 to December 1, with some areas extending until December 3, and second, on December 15-22.

READ: 3-day nat’l vaccination target adjusted to 9 million jabs; another drive set in December

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The government is targeting to fully immunize 54 million people against COVID-19 by the end of 2020 to achieve population protection against the new coronavirus.

READ: Galvez admits achieving population protection vs COVID-19 now a challenge

READ: Gov’t to hold weekend ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ to fully vaccinate 54 million by year end

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The government also said that nearly 47 million people in the country are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of December 23.

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