DOH commends Marikina City for vaccinating 100% of target population

By Cherrylin Caacbay

The Department of Health (DOH) has commended on Friday, Dec. 10, the Marikina City local government for vaccinating 100 percent of its targeted eligible population against COVID-19.

Mayor Marcy Teodoro was also lauded for allowing residents from neighboring cities and provinces to be inoculated in Marikina City during the Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.

Teodoro received the certificates of recognition and appreciation during the awarding ceremony attended by the officials of DOH-National Capital Region (NCR) and Marikina Inter-Agency Task Force Against COVID-19.

Teodoro was joined by his wife Marjorie Ann during the event.

As of Dec. 7, the city has logged a total of 26,092 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 31 of which are active, 25,406 recoveries, and 655 deaths.

Meanwhile, Marikina City also achieved its herd immunity in the first week of December after 425,000 residents were fully vaccinated.