MANILA – Some 305 medical front-liners of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have received their CoronaVac vaccine shots in the first two days of the vaccination rollout.
PNP deputy chief for administration, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said Wednesday 125 PNP personnel took the jab on Monday and 180 on Tuesday.
Only three persons developed adverse effects, such as mild skin rashes, from the immunization – two were reported on March 1 and one on March 2, Eleazar said.
He also said about 80 police personnel reported "No Go" on Tuesday, mostly for clinical reasons, but could still go back for rescreening.
Earlier, PNP Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, said 800 vaccine doses were initially allotted for the police force's health workers, particularly those working as front-liners at the PNP General Hospital.
About 200 PNP health workers will be vaccinated each day.
Latest data show that recoveries among PNP personnel who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) comprise 95.7 percent of 11,420 cases in the police force.
As of Tuesday night, there were 463 active cases while 29 have recovered, pushing the tally of recoveries to 10,926.
The death toll remains at 31.
The PNP logged 48 new cases, while 17 patients and 446 patients are recuperating in hospitals and quarantine facilities, respectively, Eleazar noted.
Meanwhile, 30 front-line health workers of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) were vaccinated on Tuesday.
The PAF, with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes, launched the vaccination drive at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.
Air Force spokesperson, Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, said the historic arrival of the vaccines on February 28 and the vaccination rollout would help not only the Airmen but the nation as well in the fight against the pandemic. (With a report from Priam F. Nepomuceno/PNA)