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Philippines kicks off vaccination of workers
MANILA. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III inoculates celebrity Iya Villania on June 7, 2021 to kick off the vaccination campaign among workers under priority group A4. (Screenshot from Malacañang video)
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June 07, 2021
FIFTY individuals from priority group A4 were inoculated Monday, June 7, 2021, to mark the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign among an estimated 13 million workers in the NCR Plus 8.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in a recorded message, said this marks a major milestone in the government’s battle against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The government kicked off its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on March 1, 2021, for medical workers, who make up priority group A1.