MANILA, Philippines — The upcoming vaccination of essential workers (A4 sector) and indigent citizens (A5 sector) will focus first in Metro Manila and in eight other areas where there are high COVID-19 cases, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Wednesday.
“Since dumating na po yung mga volumes ng vaccine natin, gagawin nating simultaneous. So tutuloy pa rin natin yung mga hindi nacover ng A1 [health workers], A2 [senior citizens], A3 [persons with comorbidities] tapos ieexpand na po yung coverage to A4 and A5,” DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said in a televised briefing.
(Since the volumes of vaccines have arrived, we will conduct simultaneous vaccinations…
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