Several LGUs ban walk-ins at vaccination sites

Several Metro Manila local governments banned walk-ins at vaccination sites to prevent crowding and to ensure that physical distancing rules were not violated.

According to Tina Panganiban-Perez’s report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, individuals who want to be inoculated may register online or through their respective barangays.

“We do not accept walk-ins. We strongly discourage people from walking in given the limited supply of vaccines and majority of the people have already rescheduled,” Quezon City "Vax to Normal" committee co-chair Joseph Juico said.

“We have to control the number of people that are being vaccinated in a vaccine site so once there is a positive patient, we can automatically do contact tracing and at the same time, we follow a strict adherence to decontamination every time we end our vaccination for the day.”

Meanwhile, the Marikina City government limited its vaccinations to 1,500  per day.

Mayor Marcy Teodoro said banning walk-ins would allow authorities to strictly implement public health standards.

Further, the Manila City government urged its residents to register online to be vaccinated.

Walk-ins are also banned in Valenzuela and Navotas.

Caloocan City, on the other hand, accepts walk-in vaccinations but this would also depend on the vaccine supply.

Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, many Filipinos are wondering if and when they can get access to a vaccine.

Currently, the Philippines has two vaccines: AstraZeneca and Sinovac. Local governments have started inoculating their constituents based on their priority status, with medical frontliners (A1), senior citizens (A2), and persons with comorbidities (A3) at the top of the list.

If you belong to the priority groups, you can sign up for vaccination with your LGU.

GMA News Online has a Metro Manila city-by-city guide on what to do to get vaccinated. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/DVM, GMA News