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Elderly, vulnerable groups in Parañaque to receive COVID-19 vaccine at home —Olivarez
By VIRGIL LOPEZ,GMA NewsSenior citizens and other people most vulnerable to COVID-19 will be vaccinated against the virus in their homes, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Wednesday.
“Lalo na ho iyong mga vulnerable, iyong mga matanda na hindi po makalabas ng bahay dapat puntahan po sila sa bahay nila,” he said when asked during the Laging Handa briefing whether home vaccination would be possible for older people.
Parañaque has already secured 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
. It also plans to acquire more vaccines from other pharmaceutical firms such as Janssen, Pfizer and Moderna.Dr. Olga Virtusio, the city's health officer, said the plan is to vaccinate up to 119,200 residents during Phase 1 of the inoculation program.
The city will prioritize frontline workers, uniformed personnel, persons with disabilities, senior citizens and indigents.
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“At ngayon po sa Parañaque ongoing na po iyong aming pre-registration para po maging orderly. Iyong pre-registration po natin through online at mayroon rin po tayong manual na registration doon sa barangay at saka health center," Olivarez said.
The mayor, meanwhile, said all local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila will have a simultaneous rollout of the vaccines.
“Wala pong mauuna pong siyudad,” he said.
“Simultaneous po i-implement iyong ating vaccination kaya nga po lahat po ng LGUs sa Metro Manila naghahanda na po lahat noong ating vaccinator pati po ang ating logistics, pati kung saan po magkakaroon po ng vaccination center ay hinahanda na po iyan ng atin pong LGU," the mayor said.
Olivarez is the chairperson of the Metro Manila Council, which is composed of all 17 mayors in the National Capital Region. —KG, GMA News