Mariveles Mayor Jocelyn Castaneda, Gov. Albert Garcia and AFAB administrator Emmanuel Pineda during the opening of the 1Bataan FABakunahan center. Contributed photo
BALANGA CITY — The provincial government on Wednesday announced that it formally opened Tuesday in Mariveles, Bataan the 19th vaccination site in the province for vaccines against the coronavirus disease, the third in the industrial town.
The new inoculation site named 1Bataan FABakuna center is located inside the Freeport Area of Bataan. Other vaccinations sites in Mariveles are in Barangay Baseco and at the Antonio G. Llamas Elementary School.
“Ito’y magbibigay ng serbisyo sa ating mga essential worker na kabilang sa priority group A4 na nagtatrabaho sa FAB, ” Gov. Albert Garcia said.
After the blessing led by Bishop Ruperto Santos, ceremonial vaccination followed and then the signing of agreement between government and the private sector that helped construct the vaccination center.
“Ito’y naglalayong mapabilis at mapaginhawa ang vaccine rollout para sa libu-libong manggagawa sa loob ng FAB at maging ng kanilang mga pamilyang naninirahan sa Mariveles,” the governor said.
The Bataan freeport, formerly the Bataan Export Processing Zone turned-Bataan Economic Zone, has 96 operational multi-national firms with more than 40,000 workers.
Garcia thanked administrator Emmanuel Pineda of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, Mariveles Mayor Jocelyn Castaneda, Mariveles hospital officials, provincial health office chief Dr. Rosanna Buccahan, Red Cross–Bataan and Camaya Coast.
“Ang 19th vaccination site na ito ay lubos na makakatulong sa ating layuning maabot ang herd immunity bago matapos ang taon lalo na sa panahong ito na nakakaranas ng patuloy na pagtaas ng mga kaso ng coronavirus disease ang Mariveles,” the governor said.
Latest PHO report showed that of the 140 new confirmed Covid–19 cases registered in Bataan, 113 came from Mariveles.
Bataan has 11,971 confirmed cases with 1,292 active ones, 10,272 recoveries and 407 deaths.
