Starting Tuesday, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will be holding vaccination in some of its stations along the Rizal-Manila routes, or the LRT 2.
LRTA Administrator Jeremy Regino said the move, in coordination with the local governments of Antipolo and Manila, is aimed at ramping up the government's vaccination campaign.
"Through the indispensable assistance of the City Governments of Manila and Antipolo, we are making COVID- 19 vaccines easily available, accessible and convenient to the riding public," Regino said.
He said that commuters may take the train and get vaccinated for the first dose and the booster shots at Recto station every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at Antipolo station every Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
But he said those who are interested in getting the vaccines should register first either with the manilacovid19vaccine.ph for Recto station vaccination and antipolobantaycovid.appcase.net for Antipolo.
"We encourage our commuters and their family members to get booster jabs for added protection as well as those who have no vaccines yet to avail of our vaccination drive," Regino added.
The vaccination sites in Recto and Antipolo stations are in accordance to and compliant with the policies, protocols and requirements of the Department of Health.
"We thank Mayor Isko Moreno of Manila and Mayor Andrea Ynares of Antipolo, as well as their respective City Health Offices, for their immediate and full support to our request for assistance," Administrator Regino said.