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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Ready to serve! Over 50K PNP, BFP personnel to be dispatched for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Ready to serve! Over 50K PNP, BFP personnel to be dispatched for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Published May 30, 2021 09:28 am

A total of 51,645 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel will be dispatched to provide security and support to the national vaccination program which will soon include the A4 category, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday, May 30.

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The A4 category in the national government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination priority list are the frontline personnel in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel.

Of the more than 50,000 uniformed personnel, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said 35,415 PNP men and women will provide security during the transport of vaccines nationwide while 13,840 others will be tasked to secure the vaccination areas.

Año added that the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has mobilized 2,390 fire personnel and 356 emergency medical service units (EMS) in 1,150 identified warehouse or cold storage facilities and vaccination sites nationwide with 733 fire trucks and 59 ambulances placed on stand-by.

“Our DILG uniformed personnel will not only secure the vaccines but those with medical backgrounds will also be assigned to do medical tasks in our vaccination sites all over the country,” Año noted.

The DILG chief said that the deployment and presence of the uniformed personnel will ensure the smooth rollout of vaccines in the country as it begins mass vaccination efforts with the expected arrival of some 16illion vaccines in the next two months.

“Mass vaccination will be a big challenge to the government but with the help of our uniformed personnel, we aim to get as many of our countrymen and women vaccinated as efficiently and as soon as possible. This is the only way for us to put an end to this pandemic,” he added.

Año also emphasized that the uniformed personnel are not only directed to maintain minimum public health standards (MPHS) in the vaccination sites but will also serve as vaccinators for those with medical background as guided by the Department of Health (DOH).

To ensure the safety and health of the uniformed personnel, Año said both the PNP and the BFP have continued their respective internal vaccination efforts.

As of May 24, a total of 14,082 PNP medical frontliners were inoculated with their first dose while 8,416 others received their second dose.

There were also 6,298 BFP personnel who received their first dose while 2,298 others were injected with a second dose.

In addition, 8,936 personnel from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were inoculated with their first dose while 3,750 more got their second dose.

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