More than 200,000 medical frontliners in various hospitals across the country are expected to receive the Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines under the government's immunization program.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has released the vaccine allocation list of COVID-19 (new coronavirus disease) referral hospitals in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and their corresponding number of "eligible population."
The bulk of the vaccine supply will go the health frontliners in Metro Manila with 130,742 expected beneficiaries. The capital region is considered the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Under the government's allocation list, 164,668 health workers in NCR and Luzon will get vaccinated, 26,296 in Visayas; and 24,642 in Mindanao.
"All in all po, ang sumatotal natin ay two hundred fifteen thousand mahigit-kumulang… at six hundred – 215,606 (All in all, our sum total is 215,606)," Roque said during a televised press briefing Tuesday, March 2.
"Ang dahilan po nito ay nais nating magkaroon tayo ng konting back-up supply para mapapadala natin doon sa iba’t ibang lugar na kakailanganin po itong mga bakuna (The reason for this is we want to have some backup supply to be transported to other areas that will need vaccines)," he added.
The country started its vaccination drive in several government hospitals Monday, March 1 a day after receiving the initial supply of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines. The cargo included 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines donated by China to the Philippines.
Around 756 people, mostly health professionals, received the vaccines on the first day of the vaccination program. Roque said the vaccination of other health frontliners will be held this week.
The health facilities covered by the vaccination program are the following:
NCR:
COVID-19 Referral Hospital
Government hospitals
Private hospitals
Eligible population: 130,742
Region IV-A (Calabarzon):
Batangas Medical Center
Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital
Eligible population: 1,115
Region III (Central Luzon):
Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center
Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center
Dr. PJGMRMC Talavera Extension Hospital
Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital
Mariveles Mental Wellness and General Hospital
Eligible population: 11,537
Cordillera Administrative Region:
Baguio General Hospital & Medical Center
Conner District Hospital
Far North Luzon General Hospital & Training Center
Luis Hora Regional Memorial Hospital
Bontoc General Hospital
Eligible population: 3,279
Region I (Ilocos Region):
Region 1 Medical Center
Pangasinan Provincial Hospital
Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
La Union Medical Center
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Gov. Ablan Roque Sr. Memorial Hospital
Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital
Laoag City General Hospital
Eligible population: 7,092
Region II (Cagayan Valley):
Cagayan Valley Medical Center
Region II Trauma and Medical Center
Southern Isabela General Hospital
Peoples General Hospital
Eligible population: 4,994
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA):
Ospital ng Palawan
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital
Eligible population: 1,562
Region V (Bicol Region):
Bicol Medical Center
Bicol Regional General Hospital and Geriatric Medical Center
Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital
Naga Imaging Center Cooperative Doctors Hospital
Eligible population: 5,191
Region VI (Western Visayas):
Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
Western Visayas Medical Center
St. Paul’s Hospital
West Visayas State University Medical Center
Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital
Iloilo Doctor’s Hospital, Inc
Eligible population: 8,438
Region VII (Central Visayas):
Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital;
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center;
Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital,
Cebu (Velez) General Hospital, Inc.
Chong Hua Hospital
Perpetual Succour Hospital of Cebu, Inc.
Southwestern University Medical Center
Visayas Community Medical Center, Inc
SUMC Foundation Inc.
Eligible population: 13,923
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas):
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center
Schistosomiasis Hospital
Divine Word Hospital
Eligible population: 3,935
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula):
Basilan General Hospital
Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital
Labuan General Hospital
Margosatubig Regional Hospital Mindanao Central Sanitarium
Zamboanga City Medical Center
Eligible population: 3,417
Region X (Northern Mindanao):
12 COVID-19 Referral Hospitals (included Amai Pakpak)
Eligible population: 7,239
Region XI (Davao Region):
Davao Regional Medical Center
Southern Philippines Medical Center
Eligible population: 8,004
Region XII:
23 Hospitals (included Cotabato Sanitarium)
Eligible population: 8,705
Caraga:
Caraga Regional Hospital
Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center
Eligible population: 3,044
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM):
Buluan District Hospital
Dinaig Municipal Hospital
Datu Blah T. Sunsuat District Hospital
Dr. Serapio B. Montaner Jr. Al-haj Memorial Hospital
Eligible population: 940