Century Pacific to vaccinate workers vs COVID-19 for free

Food canning giant Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) on Wednesday announced it will implement a free COVID-19 vaccination program for all its employees, to support the government’s national vaccination initiative in a bid to safely reopen the economy.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CNPF said it has contracted close to 70,000 doses through tripartite agreements between the Philippine government, the private sector, and vaccine manufacturers.

The company said the vaccines will be administered for free, on a voluntary basis, to all its employees nationwide, and in compliance with the Department of Health’s (DOH) guidelines on the vaccination roll out.

CNPF said its vaccination program will also cover dependents of its employees, and include assistance to key suppliers to secure the health of their own personnel.

It added that of the 70,000 doses it contracted, 5,000 doses will be donated to the government through the DOH and will be deployed following its allocation framework and prioritization plan.

CNPF said it is currently conducting organization-wide information and awareness campaigns to increase its vaccination rate and reduce vaccine hesitancy among its employees.—AOL, GMA News