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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.
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MANILA, March 2 Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they would recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the opening up of the economy once the government secures a standby reserve of two to five million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
“Gagawin po namin, Mr. President, iyong inyong ano inyong utos na magkaroon po tayo ng at least mayroon tayong naka-standby na reserve or stockpile na 2 million to 5 million para at least makapag-open up na po tayo ng ano ng ating economy,” Galvez told President Duterte during a meeting on government intervention on COVID-19.
“Pagka po nagawa po namin na ‘yong aming ano stable na po ‘yong aming supply, we will inform you, sir, we will recommend na puwede na tayong mag-open just in case na nakuha na po natin more or less iyong talagang mga vulnerable people.”
MANILA, Mar. 2 — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout last 1 March 2021 marked a historic event as the government began its biggest vaccination drive in scale following the receipt of 600,000 donated CoronaVac doses. On the first day of the rollout, at least 756 frontline healthcare workers from six.