Published March 2, 2021, 3:07 PM
DOH ‘content and happy’ with 1st day of PH vaccination rollout
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is “content and happy” that the country has already started its vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Health worker receives the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, formerly Tala Sanitarium, in Caloocan City on Monday, March 1.
(Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Ang tagal-tagal po natin hinintay and we are now vaccinating our healthcare workers na talagang sila naman po ang pinakaimportanteng mabakunahan (We have waited a long time but we are now vaccinating our healthcare workers who are really the most important to be vaccinated),” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Tuesday, March 2.