(MANILA PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The city received 3,000 Sputnik V ampules developed by Gamaleya Institute on Monday (May 3).
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III joined Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Manila Health Department (MHD) chief Arnold “Poks” Pangan during the ceremonial vaccination activity at the Sta. Ana Hospital.
In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said nearly 200 frontline health workers have been inoculated as of 12 noon on Tuesday.
He had earlier said that the city will prioritize vaccinating frontline health workers using the Sputnik V vaccine before moving on to other priority groups, such as senior citizens and people with comorbidities.
DILG to ask officials who jumped the line to explain
sunstar.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunstar.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DILG asks 5 mayors who jumped Covid vaccine line to explain
sunstar.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunstar.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 04, 2021 DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday, March 4, 2021, said they will look into the vaccination of government officials using the Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Duque said the prioritization framework, which gives healthcare workers first priority in getting vaccinated, should be followed given the limited supply of vaccines.
He said the estimated 1.7 million healthcare workers in the country need a total of 3.4 million doses. The 600,000 doses of CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by Sinovac, can vaccinate only about 17 percent.
President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered vaccine czar and National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr., NTF deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon and Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos to get inoculated in a bid to boost confidence in the vaccine.