Taguig suspends use of Sinovac doses pending DOH authorization

The local government of Taguig on Monday suspended its use of Sinovac doses in its vaccination versus COVID-19 pending authorization from the Department of Health.

In a Facebook post, the local government said it would reschedule the deployment of first and second dose using Sinovac for those included in the A1- A4 category.

"As of 12 noon, June 28, the DOH has yet to authorize the use of the vaccines we currently have in our cold chain facility; thus, the need for cancellation of vaccination schedules," the Taguig LGU said.

"We will resume as soon as we receive the proper documents from the Department of Health for the latest shipment of vaccines, which we already have in our cold storage facility," it added.

"We are working closely with DOH so we can immediately resume vaccination," the city government said.

The LGU said those who were scheduled to receive their second dose on Monday would be prioritized once vaccination resumed.

The Taguig government also apologized for the inconvenience as it assured the public that it would continue inoculation soon.

Earlier, in a separate post, Taguig also revealed that DOH has yet to authorize the use of the Sinovac vaccines which are inside their cold chain facility.

Meanwhile, Manila will also stop its inoculation programs on Tuesday, June 29.

It added that it would also not administer a second dose of Russia's Gamaleya Institute Sputnik V vaccine on the said date. —Consuelo Marquez/NB, GMA News