Bacolod City Resumes Vaccination Operations in Shopping Malls Today

Right after the holiday break

By: Mira Maestrecampo | January 03, 2022

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A shopping mall in Bacolod City serves as one of the vaccination centers so that Bacolod City residents can get vaxxed.

Image: Bacolod City PIO Facebook page

Vaccination drives in shopping malls in Bacolod City will resume active operations starting January 3, after the city government paused the vaccination drive operations in shopping malls to give the medical and vaccination teams a break during the holiday season.

The medical deputy of the Emergency Operations Center Task Force, Dr. Chris Sorongon, said that the medical and vaccination teams are ready for the flock of residents in the assigned official vaccination drives.

After the official announcement of the Department of Health or DOH about the updated interval vaccination schedule for booster shots, Sorongon also added that there is a big possibility that more people will go to the designated vaccination drive sites starting this month.

Based on recent data, Bacolod City has a target number of 410,000 people to be inoculated. Bacolod City has almost achieved 100% vaccination for individuals vaccinated with the first dose, as Sorongon said. [2]

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Booster shots for adults only as of now, DOH says

Following the announcement of the DOH regarding the shortened interval for the booster shot vaccination of fully vaccinated adults, minors aged 12 to 17 years old are not recommended to avail of the booster shots for now.

The announcement of the DOH is guided by the amended Emergency Use Authorization or EUA for vaccination boosters that adults, once fully vaccinated, can avail of a single dose booster shot at least three months after getting their second dose. [3]

The DOH explores all possible options to regulate other transmissible variants of the coronavirus. The DOH also stresses the importance of vaccination among those individuals who still haven’t been vaxxed until now. The national health sector is still encouraging local government units to push their residents to get vaxxed as soon as possible.

Vaccination drives are still open to the public, and residents can easily access them in health centers and shopping malls. Getting vaccinated is still encouraged, especially now that the Philippines is approaching its second year in a state of the pandemic.

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All details and information in this article are true and accurate as of the publication date. However, while we are making our utmost effort to keep our content as up-to-date as possible, the condition surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable, and the situation develops rapidly. Hence, some information and recommendations may have changed since this article was published. For the latest advice, visit DOH and your LGU's official websites.

Sources:
[1] https://bit.ly/3pzMUMQ
[2] https://bit.ly/3EzmLlx
[3] https://bit.ly/3ezerYI

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About Mira Maestrecampo

Mira - with a long surname - is a girl who dreams of becoming a news anchor someday, in God's perfect time. She loves to read books and eat different kinds of cheesy or saucy food. A coffee addict and a dog lover, she loves long hugs, hot coffee on an afternoon break with friends, or simply sleeping all day with her stuffed unicorns.

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