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San Juan starts COVID-19 vaccination for seniors, persons with comorbidities

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/30/20210306-san-juan-covid-vaccine-gc-21.jpg"/><figcaption>San Juan City launches its vaccination program as medical frontliners from the San Juan Medical Center get inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine at the Filoil Flying V Arena on March 6, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Senior citizens and persons with comorbidities in San Juan are now getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as the city tackles a surge in coronavirus infections.</p><p>San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said they would also inoculate the remaining medical frontliners who have yet to receive the anti-coronavirus jabs.</p><p>&quot;Today is a big day for San Juan because we will be starting our simultaneous vaccinations for A2 and A3 and the remainder of A1,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>Due to shortage of vaccine supply, the government has prioritized health-care workers or A1 in the vaccination drive. They are followed by senior citizens aged 60 years old and above (A2) and persons with comorbidities or underlying conditions (A3).</p><p>San Juan has so far immunized 3,375 medical frontliners from the disease, which has infected nearly 5,000 people in the city.</p><p>Zamora assured the public they would strictly follow vaccine protocols set by the Department of Health amid reports of individuals jumping the queue to get vaccinated early against COVID-19.</p><p>Persons with comorbidities will have to present a medical certificate or prescription during the vaccination. Those with chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, malignancy, diabetes mellitus and obesity will be prioritized.</p><p>To date, San Juan has recorded 671 patients deemed infectious or active cases. The number of COVID-19-related fatalities stood at 116 while 4,149 people have recovered from the disease.</p><p>&quot;We started at 61 during March 1 and it has risen to 671 in a month’s time. We are really seeing a surge here in San Juan,&quot; Zamora said.</p><p>The city mayor warned that the San Juan Medical Center and its main quarantine facility were in full capacity.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><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=1650112" 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>San Juan on Tuesday began vaccinating senior citizens and persons with comorbidities against COVID-19 as the city tackles increase of coronavirus infections.<br /> </p>

San Juan on Tuesday began vaccinating senior citizens and persons with comorbidities against COVID-19 as the city tackles increase of coronavirus infections.