Hotlines have been readied for Manila residents, as well as non-Manila residents who will avail themselves of the local government’s free COVID-19 vaccination program after the creation of the Manila COVID-19 Vaccine Action Center.
Manila City Health Officer Arnold ‘Poks’ Pangan said the action center will assist callers who want to register for the COVID-19 vaccine as well as handle their queries about the vaccine itself.
The creation of the action center, Pangan said, is in line with the city’s preparation for the coming free vaccination of more or less a million residents, workers and visitors in Manila.
“Our action center will be there to respond to the needs of individuals who will get vaccinated. The MCVAC will guide you from Step 1 until the post-vaccination process,” Pangan said.
“An Emergency Response Team which consists of a doctor and an ambulance complete with medical emergency kits will be on standby in case there are any adverse events following immunization. If the need arises, an individual will then be sent to the nearest hospital in Manila,” he added.
Pangan has encouraged the public to contact the MCVAC through the following mobile numbers for inquiries about the vaccination program: 0927-351-0849; 0915-703-0621; 0968-572-1975; or 0961-020-2655.
To recall, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said 18 vaccination sites would be deployed in the nation’s capital.
Vaccination sites will be located in public schools in all of the city’s six districts. The Manila Health Department will assign three medical teams per site.
