CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Cartoon mascots. Clowns. Balloons of all hues. Every kid’s favorite bee.
Yes, SM City Pampanga got it all as happy place for children on Friday as it hosted the first of a series of pediatric vaccination rollout in coordination with the local government units.
Cinemas 1, 2, and 3 were festooned with balloons and buntings to give party atmosphere to some 300 kid vaccinees from the City of San Fernando, with no less than Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago doing the welcoming honors.
Pampanga Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda’s going heart-to-heart with the parents and guardians as he shared the excitement and subsequent joyful confidence at having accompanied his own grandchild Dior at her vaccination days earlier.
And announcing that the provincial government will have its own pediatric vaccine rollout on Sunday for 500 children at SM City Pampanga’s Event Center on Sunday, and onto individual municipalities thereafter.
Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response Vince Dizon hailing Santiago and the city government for San Fernando’s high vaccination rate, making it second in the region, even as he appealed for more of his fellow Capampangans to get fully vaccinated.
Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital chief Dr. Monserrat Chichioco – dressed for the occasion with Minnie Mouse headband – administered the first three doses.
No fears, no tears among the kids. Thinking of the promised shopping after the jabbing. Toy Kingdom, here they come.
