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Manila begins vaccination; Vice mayor first to get COVID-19 jab in the city

Published Mar 2, 2021 12:43 pm

Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan became the first person to get an authorized COVID-19 jab in the city on Tuesday, March 2, as the city began its vaccination rollout.

VACCINATED — Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan receives the first authorized COVID-19 jab in the city at Sta. Ana Hospital as the city began its vaccination rollout on Tuesday, March 2. (Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN)

Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso led the symbolic vaccination of frontline health workers with the Chinese-made CoronaVac jabs at Sta. Ana Hospital.

The hospital received 3,000 vials of the COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac on March 1 which is good for 1,500 individuals.

The city government is targeting to vaccinate up to 200 people per day. Frontline health workers are on top of the city's priority list for the vaccine.

Lacuna-Pangan, a doctor, encouraged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves from the deadly virus.

"Honestly, hindi ko alam na natapos na pala yung pagbabakuna sa akin kaya hinihikayat ko po ang lahat na proteksyunan niyo po ang sarili niyo (I did not know that I was already vaccinated that's why I am encouraging you to protect yourselves)," she said.

"Magpabakuna po kayo habang andidito po at may pagkakataon, lalong lalo na po ang ating medical frontliners (Get vaccinated while the chance is still here, especially our frontliners)," she added.

Other officials who got vaccinated were Acting City Health Officer Arnold "Poks" Pangan, Sta. Ana Hospital Director Dra. Grace Padilla, Sta. Ana's Manila Infectious Disease Control Center Head Dra. Nerissa Sescon, Ospital ng Sampaloc Director Dra. Aileen Lacsamana, and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center Karl Laqui.

Domagoso, meanwhile, said he would wait for a proper clearance for him to get vaccinated as policy stated that medical frontliners are the priority for the COVID-19 vaccines.

"Gustong-gusto ko na magpabakuna ng Sinovac. Pitong beses na akong na-expose sa COVID-19 positive. Salamat sa Diyos, pitong beses na rin akong nag-negative (I really want to get vaccinated with Sinovac. I have been exposed to COVID-19 positive patients seven times. Thank God, I have also tested negative seven times)," he said.

"Araw-araw akong nasa risk tulad ng ibang mga mayor. Pero patuloy pa rin tayong susunod sa national policy na unahin ang mga medical frontliner. I will wait for my turn (I am at risk every day, just like the other mayors. But we will continue to follow the national policy to prioritize medical frontliners. I will wait for my turn)," he added.

Some government officials who are not health workers however already got vaccinated on Monday, March 1. Among officials who were inoculated were Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, Jr., National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and NTF Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Secretary Vince Dizon.

The Philippines received a donation of 600,000 CoronaVac vials from China on Sunday, Feb. 28.

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