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Manila releases P38.4-M advance payment for Covid-19 vax
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has approved an advance payment of P38.4 million for 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
This advance payment represents 20 percent of the total cost for the vaccines, which will be sufficient to inoculate 400,000 individuals.
Moreno emphasized that mass vaccination is crucial for the city's economic recovery, enabling businesses to reopen and people to find employment.
The Manila City government has already registered over 88,000 individuals for vaccination and has established a storage facility at Sta. Ana Hospital.
The city plans to establish at least 18 vaccination sites capable of serving 1,000 people daily.
Mayor Moreno also expressed his willingness to be publicly vaccinated to encourage public confidence in the vaccine's safety.
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