MANILA— More than 13,000 health workers so far have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Philippines days after the inoculation drive began across the country, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Saturday.
"As of 6 p.m. noong kahapon mayroon na tayong 13,639 individuals na nabigyan ng bakuna among our 39 vaccination sites,” Vergeire said in a public press briefing. Among those inoculated, 61 experienced adverse effects. Video courtesy of PTV Prior to the launch of government’s inoculation drive, some hospitals have noted a drop among health workers willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as they expressed reservation about Chinese-made Sinovac vaccines, the first brand to arrive in the country which is said to have lower efficacy rates compared to others such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca. Sinovac shots arrived last Sunday, while AstraZeneca vaccines reached the country on Thursday.
She added that they will have to wait for additional doses before moving on to the next priority sector, which are senior citizens.
ANCALERTS Maliit na numero yan. Kung ganyang kabagal ang inoculation two years na hindi pa tayo tapos sa first round. Sana magawan ng paraan na mapabilis sya. Kahit man lang 50k per day.
Great job... Sa hospital din namin so far ay maganda ang number ng nagpapa vaccine na mga health care workers.
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