CEBU CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- To prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from continuing, more healthcare workers have stepped forward to be vaccinated and enjoined others to do the same. Dr. Gerardo Aquino Jr., Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) chief, received the first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine by Sinovac during the ceremonial vaccination on March 4 at the new Center for Behavioral Sciences building of the VSMMC, which signaled the start of the vaccination rollout in Cebu and the Visayas. Doctors, COVID-19 response officials, and VSMMC medical frontliners also received the Sinovac's vaccine during the ceremonial vaccination. Aquino said he agreed to be the first to be vaccinated to give confidence to his fellow medical frontliners to accept the vaccine that is given to them now.