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Philippines to begin COVID-19 vaccination of 30 million essential workers next month

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Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/31/20210529-covid-vaccine-ospital-ng-maynila-gc-2096.jpg"/><figcaption>A security guard assists people who are scheduled to receive their 2nd dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at the Ospital ng Maynila on May 29, 2021.<em> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Some 30 million Filipino essential workers are included under the A4 category set to be vaccinated beginning next month, officials said Monday.</p><p>The figure is twice the initial estimate and now includes employees who work from home, said Labor Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cujueco.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/05/29/21/bello-work-from-home-a4-covid-vaccination">Work-from-home employees, kasama sa A4 priority category sa COVID-19 vaccination: Bello</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/28/21/alamin-ilang-pagbabago-sa-priority-categories-sa-pagbabakuna">ALAMIN: Ilang pagbabago sa &#x27;priority categories&#x27; sa pagbabakuna</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Sinama na ang private workers who go out of their residences, who physically have to report to work, all government employees. Nandun din po ang informal sector and self-employed who go out og their residences,&quot; she told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>(Private workers who go out of their residences, who physically have to report to work, all government employees, members of the informal sector and self-employed workers are all included.)</p><p>&quot;Napagusapan rin po ang mga BPOs...dahil sa kanilang contribution to the economy and because when they go out they may still be affected, kasama pa rin po sila sa A4.&quot;</p><p>(It has also been agreed that BPOs are included due to their contribution to the economy and because when they go out they may still be affected.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1696260" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The public is reminded to pre-register online with their local government units (LGUs) to avoid overcrowding in vaccination sites, said Ret. Major Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., spokesperson of the National Task Force Against COVID-19.</p><p>Special lanes will be designated for members of previous priority categories A1 to A3 (health workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities), Padilla added.</p><p>&quot;Importante po magpalista para mai-schedule kayo ng LGU at hindi magdagsaan,&quot; he said.</p><p>(It&#x27;s important to register so your LGU can schedule you and people won&#x27;t troop to the vaccine sites.)</p><p>The Philippines aims to inoculate 500,000 daily in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, and 6 other urban areas to reach herd immunity by November, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez earlier said.</p><p>Some 5 million Filipinos have received their first COVID-19 jab while 1,189,353 have been fully vaccinated, Galvez added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/21/ph-breaches-5-million-mark-of-administered-covid-19-vaccine-doses">PH breaches 5 million mark of administered COVID-19 vaccine doses</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1696261" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>Some 30 million Filipino essential workers are included under the A4 category set to be vaccinated beginning next month, officials said Monday.</p>

Some 30 million Filipino essential workers are included under the A4 category set to be vaccinated beginning next month, officials said Monday.

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Philippines to begin COVID-19 vaccination of 30 million essential workers next month

Gillan Ropero,

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Published May 31, 2021 08:04 AM PHT

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Updated May 31, 2021 08:24 AM PHT

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