2,000 more kids jabbed against COVID-19 in Olongapo City

The mass vaccination of 12 t0 17-year-old children continues in Olongapo City as it aims to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Olongapo City Information Center)

OLONGAPO CITY––About 2,000 more minors in this city were vaccinated Tuesday, Dec. 7, against COVID-19 as the local government continues to pursue herd immunity.

The vaccine recipients, 12 to 17 years old, received the first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

The City Information Center said the mass vaccination of eligible children at SMX Convention Center began on Nov. 8.

At least 148,128 city residents received the first dose of the vaccine, while 106,049 got their second or the single-dose Janssen vaccine of Johnson & Johnson.

More than 400 medical front-liners have also received booster shots against the viral disease.

The active COVID-19 cases stood at six with no new patients in the last two days, data from the local COVID-19 task force showed. INQ

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