Manila Bulletin
Manila acquires 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses
The city of Manila has secured 800,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca through a tripartite agreement with the National Task Force against COVID-19.
This procurement is sufficient to inoculate 400,000 residents, with medical frontliners, essential workers, and the elderly slated to be prioritized for vaccination.
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno had been in discussions with pharmaceutical companies since July 2020 to secure vaccine supplies.
The city has also launched an online pre-registration portal to manage the vaccination process and identify priority recipients.
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