According to the local government, Quezon City vaccinated 41,826 in a single day on Tuesday, the highest number in the entire Metro Manila in a single day.
According to the latest QC government record on Tuesday morning, a total of 646,043 people have been vaccinated in the city, or more than 30 percent of the total target of 1.7 million.
There are 50 vaccination sites in the city, the largest in Metro Manila. Among those used as vaccination, sites are malls, hospitals, clubhouses, barangay halls, and the City Hall compound.
According to QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, she plans to put bus vaccination sites outside the market because many of the vendors here say they are short of time to get vaccinated.
QC Task Force Vax to Normal co-chair Joseph Juico believes that more than 1.7 million can be vaccinated this year as long as the vaccine supply in the city is stable and sufficient.
Today, the supply of vaccines in Quezon City will also decrease.
Quezon City vaccinates most number of residents in one day in NCR
Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas called for more vaccine allocation and compared Western Visayas to QC.
“We are a region of about 8 million people. Ang Quezon City is a city of 3 million. Ang nabigay na bakuna dyan sa QC is already 600,000. Ang nabigay dito sa amin 300,000 lang, anong equitable distribution dyan?” he said.
The government has previously said that vaccination is a priority in Metro Manila and 8 other economic hubs.
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Benhur Abalos said Wednesday that population protection in the National Capital Region is achievable by November.
Abalos told ANC that the national government is expecting to have 15 million more COVID-19 vaccines by August.
“Now we’re doing 200,000 jabs a day, and it’s even increasing with the help of the private sector,” Abalos said.
“We’re very confident, at least for one dose, we could really achieve this number.”
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