Logistical problems snag COVID-19 vaccine distribution: Galvez
MANILA — While the Philippines has secured an adequate amount of COVID-19 shots, logistical problems are delaying their distribution to various regions, an official leading the vaccination drive said.
"Noong dati po, supply po ang problema po natin. Ngayon po ang problema po natin 'yung throughput, kung paano po natin ia-administer 'yung mga vaccine," Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. told President Rodrigo Duterte in a taped meeting that aired in the wee hours of Wednesday.
But he noted that the deployment of these vaccine doses to various inoculation sites take about 7 to 9 days. "Ina-address na po natin 'yong logistical challenge at the regional, provincial, and municipal deployment and administration," said Galvez, who also serves as vaccine "czar." The Philippines has tallied some 2.7 million overall coronavirus infections, among the highest in Asia. The country has so far fully vaccinated at least 24 million of its 109 million population.
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