By Patrick de Jesus
The Manila local government has now vaccinated a total of 3,996 senior citizens in the city, according to the latest report of its health department.
Of that figure. 2, 270 were inoculated with the first dose yesterday, March 29. All of the senior citizens received AztraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The Manila LGU began last Sunday the inoculation among senior citizens who are included in the A2 priority group of the government’s vaccination program.
The mass vaccination for senior citizens in the City of Manila will continue today, March 30, at the following sites:
District 1
-Barangay 69 (Morsacc basketball court)
-Barangay 85 (Maharlika covered court)
District 2
-Barangay 201 (Calderon High School)
-Barangay 254 (M. Hizon High School)
District 3
-Barangay 333 (Brgy. 333 Covered Court)
-Barangay 284 (Marcella Agoncillo Elem. School)
District 4
-Barangay 435 (Plaza Nazareth Court)
-Barangay 463 (Brgy. Bomber Court)
District 5
-Barangay 671 (Justo Lukban Elem. School)
-Barangay 780 (Villamor High School ext. bldg.)
District 6
-Barangay 873 (Sta. Ana Elem. School)
-Barangay 841 (Bagong Brgy. Athletic Club)
“Baka maubos na ang ating AztraZeneca, so sa mga lugar na ‘yan, daig ng maagap ang masipag. First come, first served, naka-pre-register o hindi pre-registered, ‘pag gusto niyo po, dalhin ninyo ang inyong mga sarili sa lugar na ‘yan, mga lolo’t lola ko,” Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said in his daily COVID-19 situation report.
[Our AstraZeneca (stocks) might be depleted, so in those areas, the proactive beats the industrious. First come, first served. Whether pre-registered or not, if you want to, bring yourselves to those places, my grandfathers and grandmothers.]
“Nananawagan akong muli sa ating mga barangay official na kalapit lang na area, na ihatid at sundo niyo na ‘yung ating mga lolo’t lola. Pagpawisan na natin kasi sayang,” Domogoso added.
[I again call on the barangay officials in the nearby areas, that you take and fetch our grandfathers and grandmothers. Let’s work on this and not waste the opportunity.]
In total, 17,809 individuals in the City of Manila have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine; 13,370 of them are frontline/ healthcare workers included in the A1 priority group.
Domagoso added that they will administer today the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers who received the first dose of CoronaVac of Sinovac later this month.
He also announced that inoculation for the A3 priority group or persons with comorbidities aged 18 to 59 years old will begin tomorrow, and they will be vaccinated with Sinovac.
