Jab site set up at barangay covered court. Contributed photo
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –To ramp-up its Covid-19 vaccination rollout, the city health office on Wednesday started to vaccinate in villages, with Barangay Sindalan as the pioneer community.
A total of 467 Fernandinos in the said barangay received their first dose of anti-Covid 19 vaccines. Walk-ins were still not allowed and barangay residents were advised to pre-register and wait for their schedule.
CHO is eyeing to set-up vaccination sites in other barangays but will first assess and determine if the strategy will be beneficial to Fernandinos.
“This move is part of our re-strategizing. Kaya natin ibinaba dito sa barangay para mapabilis at mapadali ang ating pagbabakuna. May mga nakikita din tayong pros and cons sa pagtatayo ng vaccination site sa mga barangay. Tsaka yung mga seniors mas prefer nila sa vaccination sites natin sa mga mall kasi mas komportable sila. Dito sa barangay covered court medyo mainit kaya mabilis din uminit ang mga ulo kapag nakapila,” said Dr. Emerito D. Mercado, rural health physician and site in-charge.
The CHO, headed by Dr. Carlos Mercado, will meet to make the assessment.
San Fernando has five permanent vaccination sites that regularly roll out anti-Covid-19 vaccines.
CSF also started vaccinating the A5 priority group or the indigent population on Aug. 26, 2021, and is planning to conduct house-to-house vaccination for bedridden Fernandinos.
