MANILA, Philippines — Covid-19 vaccination at the government-owned Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila started on Tuesday morning, with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and her husband, city health officer Dr. Arnold Pangan, among the first vaccinees.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said in an interview with reporters that the national government has allotted an initial 3,000 doses of the CoronaVac, manufactured by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech, to the city government.
The vaccine doses are enough for 1,500 individuals, he noted.
He said a total of 200 medical workers are expected to be vaccinated at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday.
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