MANILA – The senior citizen workers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) received their first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine on Wednesday.
The local government of Manila has started vaccinating senior citizens against COVID-19, who are second on the priority list of who should get the jab.
Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna received the first jab of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine as the local government rolled out its vaccination program for medical frontliners.
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno hailed the contributions of healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, saying they’re needed by the country more than politikos.
Caloocan Rep. Along Malapitan announced that he’s willing to be injected with the COVID-19 vaccine in public to ease residents’ doubts about its safety and efficacy.