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Eleazar: 78% of PNP personnel willing to be vaccinated vs. COVID-19
The allocation of CoronaVac vaccine doses for the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been increased to 1,200 from an initial 800.
As of Friday, March 5, 2021, over 800 PNP medical personnel have received their CoronaVac vaccine shots.
Seventy-eight percent of the 218,000-strong police force have expressed their willingness to be inoculated against COVID-19.
This increase in willingness is attributed to information dissemination efforts by PNP leadership.
A total of 11,613 PNP personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, with 31 deaths.
The vaccination drive for PNP health workers is expected to continue until all allocated doses are administered.
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