Pampanga’s capital city postpones 2nd dose of jabs due to supply shortage

City health staff members prepare vaccines and syringes in one of the vaccination sites in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga province. (Photo courtesy of the City of San Fernando government)

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga––The City of San Fernando had to postpone indefinitely the scheduled four-day second dose vaccination of residents, who initially received their first dose of Moderna vaccine, due to supply shortage.

The city government advised residents on its social media page on Thursday, Dec. 2, to wait for a notice from the city health office for new schedules.

Several affected individuals have expressed their anger and disappointment over the delay despite the city government’s assurance that it would proceed with the vaccination as soon as it received the Moderna vaccine from the health department.

On Thursday, Dec. 2, the capital city had a single new COVID-19 case, two recoveries, and one death. The fatality was a resident of Sindalan village.

San Fernando’s active COVID-19 cases stood at nine. Only seven of its 35 villages have patients. These include Calulut (2), Del Pilar (2), Lourdes (1), San Isidro (1), San Jose (1), Sindalan (1), and Santa Lucia (1).

Since the pandemic began last year, the capital city has recorded 11,281 cases, of which 10,944 have recovered while 328 had died. INQ

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