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Manila begins vaccination; Vice mayor first to get COVID-19 jab in the city
Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan was the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the city as the vaccination drive commenced on March 2, 2021.
Mayor Isko Moreno led the symbolic vaccination of frontline health workers at Sta. Ana Hospital with Sinovac's CoronaVac jabs.
The hospital received 3,000 vials of the vaccine, sufficient for 1,500 individuals.
The city aims to vaccinate up to 200 people daily, prioritizing frontline health workers.
Lacuna-Pangan, a doctor, encouraged the public, especially medical frontliners, to get vaccinated to protect themselves.
Mayor Moreno stated he did not receive the vaccine as he does not qualify as a medical frontliner, adhering to Department of Health and IATF directives.
Approximately 1,900 out of 5,000 registered medical frontliners in Manila have signed up for inoculation.
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