Published August 4, 2021, 1:21 PM
A throng of people hoping to get vaccinated before the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila crammed into several vaccination sites in Caloocan City Wednesday.
A national government guideline stating that the issuance of quarantine passes must be “preferably to a person that is fully vaccinated” left many in the city cramming into vaccination centers ahead of Friday’s lockdown.
Outside a vaccination site in barangay Bagong Silang, scores of people lined up as early as midnight, desperate to get a jab, which remains limited due to lack of supply.
But not all were able to receive at least a dose as only the first 500 people in line were accommodated even if they were in the area as early as they could.