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Philippines set new daily COVID-19 vaccination record on day of chaos: official

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Residents mostly from barangays under District 4 in Quezon City queue up for vaccination at the Don Alejandro Roces Sr. High School on August 5, 2021, a day before Metro Manila is placed under enhanced community quarantine. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/06/20210805-covid-vaccination-site-qc-md-1187.jpg"/><figcaption>Residents mostly from barangays under District 4 in Quezon City queue up for vaccination at the Don Alejandro Roces Sr. High School on August 5, 2021, a day before Metro Manila is placed under enhanced community quarantine. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines beat its highest record of daily coronavirus vaccinations for a second time this week, on the same day that chaos overtook several COVID-19 inoculation sites in Metro Manila, an official said on Friday. </p><p>Thousands showed up on Thursday at several Manila and Las Piñas sites, hoping to receive a jab before the capital region returned to the strictest of 4 lockdown levels, the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), from Aug. 6 to 20. </p><p>Photos on social media showed people jostling to be the first in line at vaccination centers, prompting police intervention to enforce social distancing rules.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/21/no-distancing-hundreds-rush-to-ncr-vaccination-sites">Chaos as hundreds flock to NCR vaccination sites ahead of ECQ</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/21/covid-19-task-force-to-probe-vaccination-sabotage">COVID-19 task force to probe vaccination &#x27;sabotage&#x27; that spawned chaos</a></li></ul><p>On the same day, authorities nationwide administered 710,482 coronavirus shots, the new single-day record-high, said National Task Force Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon. </p><p>The previous record-high number of vaccinations in a day, at 702,013 shots given, was set on Tuesday, he noted. </p><p>&quot;Napakalaking bagay po nito, lalong-lalo na ngayon papasok tayo ng ECQ at marami tayong kababayan na kailangan talagang mabigyan natin ng proteksyon laban sa Delta variant,&quot; Dizon said in a televised public briefing. </p><p>(This is a big thing, especially now that we are entering ECQ and we need to protect many of our compatriots against the Delta variant.) </p><p>The Philippines in total has administered 23,199,187 COVID-19 shots, including 12,493,997 first doses and 10,705,190 second jabs, based on Dizon&#x27;s slideshow. </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=1742200" 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>With around 1.6 million COVID-19 cases and more than 28,000 deaths, the Philippines has the second worst coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia, next to Indonesia.</p><p>The Philippines has detected some 300 cases of the Delta variant that is driving an uptick in infections across the region. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte earlier <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/21/duterte-get-vaccinated-or-ill-send-you-to-jail">threatened to arrest</a> people who do not get a vaccine. Last month, he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/21/duterte-prohibits-unvaccinated-people-going-outside">ordered village chiefs</a> to prevent those in their communities who refuse to be vaccinated from leaving home.</p><p>Roque said authorized people, including <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/amp/video/news/08/05/21/shoppers-barred-from-crossing-cities-during-ncr-ecq">those buying essential goods</a>, travelling for medical reasons and <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/21/non-apors-can-drive-for-apors-during-ecq">frontline workers</a>, would be allowed unrestricted movement under the lockdown, even if unvaccinated.</p><p>&quot;Let us not make vaccination a superspreader,&quot; Roque told a media briefing. &quot;It should save lives, not endanger lives.&quot; </p><div><strong>— With reports from Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News; Reuters </strong></div>

The Philippines beat its highest record of daily coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday, when chaos overtook several NCR hubs.