Valenzuela inoculates 5,909 elderly against coronavirus
THE city government of Valenzuela recently commenced its immunization program for senior citizens by administering the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to the first batch of 5,909 registered senior citizens in various inoculation sites.
The initial batch of the city’s elderly, or those belonging to the A2 Priority Group, was inoculated during the one-week vaccination drive from April 17 to 22.
The vaccination campaign was held simultaneously in Pio Valenzuela Elementary School, Polo National High School, Canumay West Elementary School, and Valenzuela Polytechnic College.
The administration of Covid-19 jabs for the second batch is scheduled on April 23 to 30.
Per appropriation, Valenzuela City gave Astrazeneca vaccines to the first 850 registered senior citizens and Sinovac for the remaining recipients.
The local government unit (LGU) of Valenzuela recently finished vaccinating the A1 Priority Group or the medical frontliners.
Vaccination for the A3 Priority Group or persons with comorbidity is still ongoing alongside the inoculation of senior citizens to speed up the local government’s VCVAX Covid-19 Vaccines Rollout Plan.
On April 15, the LGU launched the VCVAX Help Center to strengthen its immunization
campaign and to assist Valenzuelanos on their vaccination appointments and help them understand the protection afforded by the Covid-19 vaccine, including its possible side effects.
Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian clarified that the city now has two call centers that can address citizens’ vaccination concerns.
“In order to lessen the callers in our City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit [CESU] about vaccination concerns, we are opening
the VCVAX Help Center so the CESU Mega Contact Tracing Center will only be for Covid-19 response and concerns, while the VCVAX Help Center is for vaccination [concerns],” he said.
The local chief executive reminded his constituents not to worry because the local government force continues to deliver vaccination appointment letters as the city strictly implements an appointment system in all inoculation sites.
For information on how to avail
themselves of the local vaccination program, Valenzuelanos may contact VCVAX Help Center’s hot line (02)88222463 or 8-VACCINE. The hot line operates from Mondays to Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Mega Contact Tracing Center of the CESU can be reached through hot line 137-160 for Covid19-related queries, reports or notification of coronavirus exposure, requests for swab tests for medical reasons, isolation procedures, and for other emergencies.