COVID-19 vaccination sites open on Holy Week

Several regions will continue their COVID-19 inoculation drive during Holy Week to further boost the country’s vaccine coverage, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Here is the running list of COVID-19 vaccination sites open throughout the Holy Week, according to the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC):

National Capital Region (NCR)

•     Quiapo Church (April 14 to 17)
•     All other vaccination sites in Manila (April 17)
•     All vaccination sites in Las Piñas (April 17)

Other local government units (LGUs) in NCR will resume vaccination on April 18, DOH said.

Cordillera Administrative Region

•     Hospitals in Apayao
•     Malcolm Square in Baguio City (April 14 to 15)
•     La Trinidad Rural Health Unit (RHUs)
•     Hospitals in Benguet
•     Hospitals in Mountain Province

Region 1

•     RHUs or churches in Pinili, Paoay, San Nicolas, Currimao, Piddig, Pasuquin, Dingras, and Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
•     San Juan, Ilocos Sur: St. John the Baptist Parish
•     RHUs or churches in Lidlidda, Galimuyod, and Suyo-uso, Ilocos Sur
•     RHUs or churches in San Emilio and Salcedo, Ilocos Sur (April 14 and 17)
•     RHU or church in Quirino, Ilocos Sur (April 14)
•     Sinait, Ilocos Sur: St. Nicholas Parish Church (April 14 to 15)
•     Bantay, Ilocos Sur: St. Augustine Parish Church (April 14 to 15)
•     Santa, Ilocos Sur: Santa Parish Church (April 14; April 16 to 17 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and April 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
•     Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur: St. Joseph Parish (April 14 to 15; and April 17)
•     Narvacan, Ilocos Sur: Mt. Carmel Church (April 14 to 17 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
•     Naguilian, La Union: Naguilian District Hospital
•     Caba, La Union: Iglesia Filipino Independiente, Roman Catholic Church, or Highway (April 14 to 15); San Carlos Coastal (April 16); and Caba District Hospital
•     Near churches in Luna, Bacnotan, and San Gabriel, La Union
•     Churches in Sto. Tomas and Aringay, La Union (April 14 to 15)
•     Aringay, La Union: Samara Beach (April 16)
•     San Fernando, La Union: St. Jude Church (April 14 to 15)
•     Manaoag, Pangasinan: Manaoag Tourism Building
•     Urdaneta City, Pangasinan: Cathedral of Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion (April 14 to 15; and April 17)
•     Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan: St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Church
•     Binmaley, Pangasinan: Triangle in front of Binmaley Church
•     Binalonan, Pangasinan: Sto. Nino Parish Church (April 17)
•     Mapandan, Pangasinan: Training Center of Mapandan (April 16 to 17)
•     Malasiqui, Pangasinan: Arenas Civic Center near St. Ildephonse Parish Church (April 14 to 15)
•     Rosales, Pangasinan: Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center
•     San Nicolas, Pangasinan: St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Church
•     Sta. Maria, Pangasinan: Pilar Parish Church
•     Tayug, Pangasinan: St. Patrick of Ireland Parish
•     Natividad, Pangasinan: Our Lady of Nativity Parish Church
•     Alaminos, Pangasinan: Alaminos City Health Office (April 14 to 15)
•     Ambulatory Care Unit of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
•     Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
•     Region 1 Medical Center (April 17)

Region 2

•     DOH retained hospitals have no scheduled vaccinations, but will accept walk-ins.
•     LGU-owned hospitals in Isabela will accept walk-ins

Region 5

•     Church in San Fernando, Masbate (April 14 to 16)

Region 10

•     Cagayan de Oro (April 14; and April 16 onwards)

DOH said all other LGUs in Region 10 will resume vaccination on April 18.

NVOC chairperson Dr. Myrna Cabotaje said Wednesday they gave directive to the regional offices to continue the inoculation and open the government hospitals for the initiative.

She added the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has agreed COVID-19 vaccination beside or in parishes and churches. Meanwhile, places of worship during Ramadan or those next to mosques have also allowed the inoculation.

Based on the latest data, 66.7 million Filipinos are already fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Meanwhile, some 12.5 million have received their first booster dose.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the emergency use authorization (EUA) for second booster shots for the senior citizens, the immunocompromised, and frontline health frontliners.

The government is eyeing to fully vaccinate 90 million by the time President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office.—AOL, GMA News