Vaccination is limited in Makati and Muntinlupa cities this Monday due to the lack of supply of COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the announcement by the Makati City local government, there will be no vaccination for the first dose for the A4 Category or those economic frontliners or workers this Monday.
He said the scheduled vaccination could not continue because the national government could not deliver the vaccine to the city for the A4 group.
So the vaccination site at Glorietta, Ayala Malls Circuit, Benigno Aquino National High School, and Palanan Elementary School was closed. The second dose is scheduled to be administered at the Makati Coliseum and Fort Bonifacio Elementary School.
Meanwhile, in Muntinlupa, walk-ins at vaccination sites have been banned since Monday. This is also due to the limited supply of the vaccine.
Previously, you can walk into vaccination sites, and you will be vaccinated if there is an extra supply because the scheduled ones did not arrive. But now, he said, that will not be allowed.
There are only a few vaccines today for the first dose, and you need to receive a text message before going to the vaccination site.
Supply of COVID-19 vaccine in some cities limited
To encourage the public in Makati, starting Monday, all senior citizens who complete 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the city will receive a P1,000 gift certificate.
The National Task Force Against COVID-19 reported Monday that over 2.8 million Filipinos had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since inoculation started in March.
According to the task force’s latest bulletin, 11,708,029 doses have been given across 1,197 active vaccination sites nationwide.
The government was able to administer an average of 254,141 doses daily over the past week.
A total of 8,839,124 people have received the first dose COVID-19 vaccine, while 2,868,905 are now fully vaccinated.
More than 1.7 million health workers, 2.5 million senior citizens, 2.9 million persons with comorbidities, 1.3 million essential workers, and 256,431 indigents received the first dose.
Meanwhile, more than 1.1 million health workers, 788,630 senior citizens, 897,719 persons with comorbidities, 26,109 essential workers, and 227 indigents have completed their vaccination against the disease.
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