A centenarian was among the more than 3,000 senior citizens who received their single-dose Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine on Saturday, July 24, at SM City BF in Parañaque City.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez, City Health officer Dr. Olga Virtusio, and other City Hall officials and health personnel witnessed the vaccination of Ramon Garcia, 104, of Barangay BF, Parañaque.
Mar Jimenez, Public Information chief, said the heavy rains last Saturday did not stop the city’s senior citizens in going to SM City BF and be part of the “Maging Bakunado, Protektadong Paraqueano!” vaccination program.
Jimenez said that aside from the vaccination, Olivarez awarded the “Lolos and Lolas” (grandfathers and grandmothers) with cash prizes for participating in the “Vacc to Dancing Tiktok Challenge.”
He said the 1st place winner received P30,000, P20,000 for the second place, and P10,000 for the third.
The PIO chief said the city government launched the “Vacc to Dancing Tiktok Challenge” to encourage more citizens to get inoculated.
Jimenez said the program also shows that vaccinated senior citizens still have the energy to do “Ballroom Dancing” favorites such as Tango, Cha-Cha, and Swing.