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Bicol Region begins Sinovac rollout March 5
The Bicol Region received 12,000 vials of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
These vaccines are allocated for approximately 5,842 healthcare workers across four referral hospitals in the region.
The Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital will receive 1,200 doses, the Bicol Regional General Hospital and Geriatric Medical Center will be allocated 600 doses, the Bicol Medical Center will get 526 doses, and the Naga Imaging Center Cooperative Doctors Hospital will receive 74 vials.
The initial doses were transported to the pilot hospitals on Friday, March 5.
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