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Nonstop rains in Metro Manila have prompted the cancellation of scheduled COVID-19 vaccinations for many of the capital region’s residents, multiple city governments announced on Saturday, July 24.
In Caloocan and Pasig, vaccination sites only accommodated residents who were already at the inoculation hubs early on Saturday, before it was announced on Facebook that they would suspend operations for the rest of the day.
In its 11 am advisory on Saturday, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwest monsoon will continue to bring “moderate to heavy with at times intense rains” over Metro Manila until Sunday morning.
The Caloocan city government also cited the possibility of aftershocks as among the reasons why they temporarily halted their immunization drive.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Batangas at 4:49 am on Saturday, with the tremor being felt in Metro Manila.
Muntinlupa also announced the cancellation of scheduled vaccinations at the Sucat covered court.
“Those scheduled to receive their second dose today will be accommodated by the site from July 26 to July 28, from 8 am to 12 pm,” the city government announced in a Facebook post in Filipino.
Pasay, which also canceled inoculations on Saturday, asked residents to wait for further announcements on their new schedule.
In Manila, however, COVID-19 vaccinations pushed through despite the bad weather. The city government opened 23 sites on Saturday.
Photos on Wednesday, July 21, showed residents and workers in Manila braving floodwaters in order to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that day.
As of late June, only 7% of Metro Manila’s population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Some 23% have received at least one dose.
The threat of the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant in the capital region has further brought a sense of urgency to vaccinate more people.
– Rappler.com
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