AFP resumes vaccination for military frontliners

Updated Wed, June 16, 2021 at 10:50 PM Published Mon, June 14, 2021 at 5:57 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has resumed vaccinating its military frontliners starting Monday, June 14, at Camp Aguinaldo.

As of June 16, approximately 19 percent of the 180,000-strong AFP, totaling over 35,000 personnel, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Doctors, nurses, those monitoring quarantine facilities, checkpoints, and sentinels were prioritized for vaccination.

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, who has received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine, expressed confidence in the national vaccination program and urged members to support it.

The AFP has received an initial 500 doses of CoronaVac-Sinovac vaccines for military personnel and also received AstraZeneca vaccines.

As of June 15, the AFP has recorded a total of 12,302 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 553 active cases and 11,442 recoveries.

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