More than 23,000 individuals in Manila City were given jabs on Monday, January 17, the highest figure registered since July of last year. READ:
According to Dr. Arnold Pangan, Manila Health Department director, the Jan. 17 figure is the highest vaccination registered in the city since a total of 44,584 people got the jab on July 31, 2021. Two days before on Jan. 15, around 22,346 people were vaccinated while on Jan. 14, some 20,787 people were given jabs.
On Wednesday, Moreno opened the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden as the latest vaccination site for minors and senior citizens which will be open from 8 am to 8 pm daily. “Kaya ang total po natin is 1,662,045 sa first dose and 1,527,311 . Nasa 156 percent na po tayo ng original target na 70 percent ng Department of Health. Umabot naman sa 143 percent ang second dose. More on double na tayo halos dun sa target. Nasa 3.1 million mahigit na po ang vaccine deployed sa City of Manila,” Moreno explained.
As of Jan. 18, a total of 13,032 individuals also got their booster shots via the drive-thru booster shot facility for motorcycle and bicycle riders at the Kartilya ng Katipunan since the caravan started last Jan. 6.
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