MANILA, Philippines — Healthcare workers who are senior citizens will receive their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday since they were not allowed to take the Sinovac vaccine, the Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) said.
The vaccination rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVISHIELD will be held at the Ospital ng Maynila.
Manila has received the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine with 1,000 doses on Monday and another 3,000 doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac aside from the first 3,000 vaccines that was turned over to Sta. Ana Hospital on March 2.
Meanwhile, another 550 healthcare workers received CoronaVac, totaling 2,396 since the first day of the Sinovac vaccine rollout on…
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