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COVID-19 task force orders special vaccine lanes, centers for top 3 priority groups

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Jamaine Punzalan, 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/05/28/20210525-covid-vaccine-site-marikina-gc-0034.jpg"/><figcaption>People who were inoculated with Sinovac COVID19 vaccine write their names on their vaccination cards at the Marikina Sports Center on May 25, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) leading the country&#x27;s COVID-19 response on Friday instructed local governments to set up special lanes or vaccination centers for the top 3 priority groups in the coronavirus inoculation drive. </p><p>The top priority groups A1, A2, and A3 cover health workers and <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/28/21/covid-vaccine-a1-ofw-health-workers-families">migrant workers</a>, the elderly, and people with comorbities, respectively. </p><p>&quot;Local government units (LGUs) shall continuously prioritize A1, A2, and A3 Priority Groups by establishing special lanes and / or vaccination centers for health frontliners, senior citizens, and other vulnerable sectors of the population,&quot; said IATF and Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque. </p><p>&quot;For Priority Group A4, LGUs may give preference for persons aged 40 to 59 years old over 18 to 39 years old,&quot; he said in a statement. </p><p>A4 is composed of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/28/21/covid-vaccine-a4-who">essential workers</a>. Their vaccination is expected to start in June. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/21/lgu-a4-essential-workers-frontliners-covid-vaccine">Local governments to decide which A4 workers will get COVID-19 vaccines first— DOH</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines has taken delivery of some 8.279 million COVID-19 shots. Authorities have administered at least 4.495 million of these doses nationwide, as of May 25. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/25/21/preferred-vaccine-brands-sinovac-pfizer-filipinos-philippines-sws-survey">Sinovac, Pfizer lead preferred list of COVID-19 vaccines: SWS</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/infographic/03/23/21/philippines-covid-19-vaccine-tracker">Philippines: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker</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=1694647" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of PTV</em></div>

<p>The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) leading the country's COVID-19 response on Friday instructed local governments to set up special lanes or vaccination centers for the top 3 priority groups in the coronavirus inoculation drive. <br /> </p>

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) leading the country's COVID-19 response on Friday instructed local governments to set up special lanes or vaccination centers for the top 3 priority groups in the coronavirus inoculation drive.

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COVID-19 task force orders special vaccine lanes, centers for top 3 priority groups

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published May 28, 2021 12:58 PM PHT

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