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4 top Ilocos Norte doctors receive COVID vaccine
Four top doctors in Ilocos Norte were the first to receive Sinovac vaccine shots on Saturday, March 6, 2021, to boost public confidence.
Dr. Norman Rabago, Ilocos Norte vaccination head, and Dr. Walberg Samonte, medical director of Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital, volunteered to be publicly injected.
At Laoag City General Hospital, Dr. Crizelda C. Derpo, a medical and infectious specialist, received the first Sinovac vaccine injection.
The ceremonial vaccination was witnessed by Mayor Michael Keon and 61 other healthcare worker-vaccinees at the Laoag City General Hospital.
Over 170 healthcare workers registered for the vaccine rollout at Laoag City General Hospital, but only 62 vaccines were initially allocated.
In Batac City, 750 healthcare workers, including Dr. Jose Orosa of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, signed up, with 80 expected to receive shots.
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