She asked the public to secure an appointment first and wait for their schedule before heading to vaccination sites. So it would be really better to follow the schedule,” Balboa said. The DOH-NCR director also called on local government units to properly disseminate vaccination protocols to their constituents. We need to improve our communication with the public that they really need to wait for their schedule for vaccination,” she said. Since the Philippine launched its vaccination campaign on March 1, only 719,602 have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Star May 18, 2021 09:45 UTC