Regional Health Service -7 administers the Philippine National Police Symbolic Vaccination today, March 16.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 40 Philippine National Police (PNP) medical frontliners in Central Visayas received Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine around 3 p.m., today, March 16 at the Regional Health Service (RHS-7) office in Camp Sotero Cabahug, Gorordo Avenue in Cebu City.
RHS chief Police Lieutenant Colonel Marilou Aboloc is the first policewoman to be inoculated with Sinovac today.
Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo, regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7), attended and witnessed the vaccination of the police force.
The vaccination flow follows four steps:
- Registration Area
2. Counselling Area
3. Screening Area
4.Vaccination Area
Montejo expressed his gratitude that after a year of waiting and fighting against the coronavirus, the vaccine has already arrived.
“This will signal the onset of series of vaccination in Central Visayas. The vaccine also signifies our seriousness to finally end the transmission of the virus,” Montejo said.
Aboloc on her part thanked the Department of Health (DOH-7) for including the police health workers as among the priority sectors for the vaccine.
“Ato ni ipalaganap nga dili ta mahadlok sa pagpa bakuna,dapat kita ang manguna…kami who are taking care sa atong kapulisan, at least kami ang unang nabakunahan,”said Aboloc.
Aboloc also said that the NHS has 101 personnel in total with 40 who were vaccinated today. They hope that within the week, the rest of them would also receive their dosages.
“Karon kay Sinovac ang gihatag then on Friday yung Astrazeneca…and nagpasalamat mi kay naa nami second dose available, gihatag na sa amo,”said Aboloc.
(Today, we were given Sinovac then on Friday would be Astrazeneca. We are also very thankful because we the second doses are now available.)
“After one month yung Sinovac, yung Astrazeneca..May 15. At least naa na diri sa amo dili na mi maghulat pa,” she added.
(After one month would be the Sinovac. On May 15, would be Astrazeneca. At least we don’t need to wait further.)
Apart from Aboloc, the swabbers, medical technologists, and the personnel on duty in the quarantine facilities were also vaccinated. Aside from that, the quick reaction team who’s responsible for picking up those who tested positive are also prioritized along with those assigned to the emergency room.
Montejo said they will follow the order of vaccination provided to them by the RHS. As of this writing, both the Cebu Province and Cebu City cops have 70 active cases that are now isolated. Aboloc however, clarified that they were all asymptomatic. /rcg