Nat’l vaccination in 14 sites in Bataan town all set

SAMAL, Bataan – The Rural Health Unit here an nounced on Friday its readiness to participate in the national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from November 29 to December 1, with 14 vaccination sites established in all 14 barangays of this town are all set .

Rural health physician Dr. Ryan Suguitan, said they set inoculation sites in these barangays during the three-day “Bayanihan Bakunahan” of the Department of Health (DOH) for easy access of villagers and more people to avail of the vaccines.

Suguitan said they can allow walk-ins but they encouraged unvaccinated villagers to register.

Midwives and other health workers earlier got the personal details of those who will receive the vaccine so their quick response (QR) code will be ready.

He said 14 village vaccination sites will attend to priority groups A1 to A3, especially senior citizens and those with comorbidities.

The projected population of Samal to be vaccinated is 39,420.

To ensure population protection, 70 percent of this number or 27,594 have to be inoculated.

He added that records show that 65.96 percent of the town’s population have already received the first vaccine shot or a total of 21,678 individuals, while 18,202 were given the final d ose.

Suguitan said the 14 barangays have to inoculate over 1,500 individuals a day, or around 5,000 for three days.

“Bale handang-handa na naman ang Samal RHU . Nagbigay na kami ng mga kit sa bawat barangay tapos nagkaroon na kami ng pagpupulong sa lahat ng gagawin (The Samal RHU is well ready. We gave kits in every village and then we held a meeting for all the things that we are going to do),” Suguitan sai d.

He said that as an incentive, the provincial government promised to give rice to all those who will receive the vaccine during the national vaccination campaign.

Governor Albert Garcia announced that as an early Christmas gift to all those who will be vaccinated during the three-day period, they will be given five kilos of rice each as “Handog sa Bakunadong Bat aen o.”

Rural health midwife Lolita Poblete said that in barangay Sta. Lucia, they will administer the antiCovid-19 vaccine at the Catholic chapel in Benedict subdi vi si on.

“Okay na ang division of labor namin for Monday pati lahat ng gagamitin. Pati mga babakunahan ayos na dahil nakausap na namin sila at tapos na QR code nila (Our division of labor for Monday is okay, including all the things that we are going to use. Also, those who are going to be vaccinated because we already talked to them and their QR code is already done). ( PNA)