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March 05, 2021 EASTERN Visayas administered on Friday, March 5, 2021, the first shots of its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), starting with the healthcare workers from the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Tacloban City.
“We are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated to prevent the transmission of Covid-19,” said Dr. Salvador Evardone, EVRMC chief of hospital who received the first shot of Sinovac vaccine.
Evardone also endorsed the China-made vaccine, saying it can bring 100 percent prevention for severe cases.
“It is difficult to work and give services to people if we are not protected,” added Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez, as he thanked President Rodrigo Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force for their efforts in the initial delivery of 7,200 doses of Sinovac vaccine for the region’s healthcare workers.