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Gov’t starts vaccination of economic frontliners on Labor Day 2021

Aika Rey

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Gov’t starts  vaccination of economic frontliners on Labor Day 2021

'SYMBOLIC' VACCINATION. A worker gets a shot of Sinovac vaccine during the DOLE vaccination drive at Palacio de Maynila on Labor Day, May 1, 2021.

Photo from DOLE

The May 1 vaccination of the A4 priority group is only 'symbolic,' as the rest will be inoculated when vaccines arrive 'as early as June,' says testing czar Vince Dizon

The Philippine government started the vaccination of A4 priority group consisting of economic frontliners through a symbolic inoculation on Labor Day.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) kickstarted the administration of Sinovac shots to 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and 2,000 workers on Saturday, May 1.

Vaccination sites in Metro Manila include Palacio de Maynila in Manila, Lakeshore Hub in Taguig City, and the Quezon City covered walk along Elliptical Road. The Labor Day-related vaccination activities held nationwide were done simultaneously.

Testing czar Vince Dizon, who was present at the Taguig vaccination site, said that the rest of the A4 priority group will be inoculated “as early as June.”

“Lahat ‘yan pagsasabayin natin ‘pag dumating na ang bakuna. Sabi ni Secretary [Carlito Galvez], as early as June. Ngayon kasi, symbolic lang tayo. Five thousand ang ni-rollout na vaccination para sa May 1,” Dizon said.

(The rest from the A4 priority group will be inoculated when the vaccines arrive. According to Secretary Galvez, as early as June. For now, it’s a symbolic event. We rolled out 5,000 shots for the May 1 vaccination.)

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday that Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Technical Education Secretary Isidro Lapeña would also be vaccinated to serve as an “example” to workers.

DOLE has yet to release an update on the number of vaccinated workers so far, as DOLE Director Rolly Francia said that the health department and the local governments are on top of the inoculation. – Rappler.com

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Aika Rey

Aika Rey is a business reporter for Rappler. She covered the Senate of the Philippines before fully diving into numbers and companies. Got tips? Find her on Twitter at @reyaika or shoot her an email at aika.rey@rappler.com.