Manila Bulletin
Caloocan gov't targets to vaccinate 1.1 M residents in one week
Caloocan City Mayor Oca Malapitan announced the city government's ambitious target to vaccinate approximately 1.1 million residents, which represents the population aged 18 and above, within a week.
This accelerated timeline is contingent upon the availability of 1,600 vaccinators.
The city's current population is estimated at 1.87 million, with around 600,000 individuals being 17 years old and below.
The city aims to establish a dedicated COVID-19 vaccine deployment task force to oversee and implement the vaccination plans.
The task force has identified eligible groups for vaccine priority, focusing on vulnerable and essential individuals.
The primary eligible group, 'priority eligible group A', includes an estimated 336,446 individuals such as healthcare workers and contact tracers.
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