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PH Red Cross' vaccination drive goes full swing

Published Jul 2, 2021 09:03 pm

Amid the ongoing challenges, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it will not stop its vaccination activities to ensure that everyone - especially those who are vulnerable - will have access to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines.

The 'PRC Bakuna Bus' aims to make COVID-19 vaccination more accessible to people (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)

“There is no time for waiting, we need to vaccinate as many people as we can immediately,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon in a statement issued July 1.

For instance, Gordon noted that PRC’s Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) continues to vaccinate priority population groups from health workers, patients, to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

Citing data as of July 1, Gordon said that the PRC nurses and volunteers deployed in the EFHs have already administered more than 500 shots right outside the Lung Center of the Philippines.

With the positive response of the government to the request of Gordon, the PRC said that it “will now be vaccinating more families” - targeting the close relatives of COVID-19 frontliners.

The Lung Center of the Philippines EFH was opened last April 2021. The EFH serves as a triage area and ward extension, providing more beds for those needing immediate hospital admission as the country fights against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Milestone Meanwhile, July 1 marked a milestone for the PRC after Gordon announced that the humanitarian organization will start deploying five mobile vaccination clinics to Metro Manila and Metro Cebu.

PRC said that this is in line with the program to support the National COVID-19 Vaccination Deployment, targeting the population below the poverty line.

These five mobile vaccination clinics from UBE Express of the Bert Lina Group of Companies will be deployed to five cities namely; Navotas, Marikina, and Mandaluyong in Metro Manila, and Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City in Metro Cebu.

Gordon said that these buses are vital in helping the nation solve its current problem of vaccination hesitancy. “The need to vaccinate as many as we can is crucial for us to help the Department of Health (DOH) to reach its goal of herd immunity by the end of the year,” he added.

PRC said that five buses were previously used in the vaccination of more than one million children against polio and measles-rubella.

The PRC pioneers the mobile vaccination clinics in the country. The buses are also equipped with a cold chain system, mobile refrigerator, and vaccine cabinet.

Last week, the first Bakuna Bus of PRC arrived at Tañong High School, Barangay Tañong to assist the local government unit of Marikina City. The PRC Bakuna Bus team administered over 290 shots of Sinovac to individuals in the community.

“PRC Bakuna Bus will be there where we are needed,” Gordon said. “Our goal is to vaccinate as many as we can. We want to protect every Filipino,” he added.

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