The Philippine government may begin the vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Feb. 15.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, around 117,000 doses of vaccine are expected to arrive in the country next week. The vaccines will come from Pfizer-BioNTech under the COVAX facility.
Malacañang then confirmed that the names of the frontliners to be inoculated are already completed. Medical workers of Covid-19 hospitals including the Philippine General Hospital, Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, and East Avenue Medical Center are part of the first batch.
Moreover, the government aims to vaccinate over 1 million individuals within a month. – PTV News
