The Quezon City government has included in its COVID-19 vaccination program all employees of national government agencies located in the city.

"Since Quezon City is home to many national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries, their employees are also eligible to be part of our vaccination program,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said in making the move.

More than 10,200 employees of 62 agencies who are part of the A1, A2, A3 and A4 priority groups have already been inoculated.

The agencies where employees got their jabs include the Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Agriculture, National Housing Authority, Commission on Higher Education and National Power Corporation.

Mona Yap, officer-in-charge for vaccination of government agencies' employees, said some agencies have even established their own vaccination sites inside their offices.

“For agencies with a large number of employees under priority categories, they set up their own vaccination sites with their own medical teams and we provide the vaccine supply. But for those with only 10-20 listed employees, we secure a schedule for them at our vaccination sites,” Yap said.

To ensure compliance with proper health standards, the City Health Department is conducting ocular visits to self-organized sites to monitor the inoculation process all throughout the rollout.

Aside from national government agencies, the city government is partnering with private companies, homeowners associations, malls and establishments, and other sectoral groups to expand and fast track its vaccination program.