Taguig City fully vaccinates 90% of healthcare workers

Taguig City has administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to its healthcare workers, with inoculations occurring on March 30.

The city has achieved 90 percent completion for vaccinating its medical frontliners (A1 group), using vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca.

Taguig has also commenced vaccination for senior citizens (A2 category) and people with comorbidities, targeting over 70,000 individuals in the latter group.

The city commits to following the national government's approved priority list for its vaccination program and diversifies its vaccine portfolio.

Mayor Lino Cayetano emphasized the importance of using available vaccines promptly, stating, "While we continue to build our portfolio of vaccines and wait for the supplies to arrive, we believe that the best vaccine to administer to our citizens is the vaccine that is available now."

Vaccination is seen as the key to ending the pandemic and returning lives to normal.

The city's case fatality rate is at 1.30 percent, with a recovery rate of 98.05 percent as of April 1.

Taguig continues its house-to-house distribution of food packs to encourage residents to stay home during the enhanced community quarantine.