DAVAO City, July 16 (PIA)—The spokesperson of the City Covid-19 Task Force bared that there are 59 vaccination sites in the city of which 21 sites are managed by the City Health Office, nine hospital managed sites, and 29 sectoral sites.

Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the City Covid-19 Task Force said the vaccination sites can cover more than ten thousand vaccinees per day.

She said that 133,000 doses of Astra Zeneca arrived from Davao Region Wednesday for those receiving the second dose. 

Schlosser said they still have to know the allocation intended for Davao City.

 “It’s good news for those expecting for second dose from Astra Zeneca,” she said.

Schlosser bared that as of July 13, there have been 285,027 vaccinees for first dose and 97, 148 vaccinees for the second dose. 

She said the vaccination roll out in the city happens even on weekends and assured that those who wanted to get the vaccination will be inoculated. 

Schlosser said there is no definite answer yet if Davao City will receive Moderna vaccines. 

However, she said that 30,000 Sinovac Vaccines for second dose arrived, ahead of the Astra Zeneca vaccines while Gamaleya or Sputnik V vaccines were allocated to the hospitals. 

Schlosser bared it is expected that adverse effects after inoculation happen, and are experienced to be mild manifested by headaches, pain on the inoculation site, body malaise which are resolved within the next 24 hours.  “No rare and fatal cases so far,” she said.

Schlosser assured that there are doctors and hospitals that will attend to cases of AEFIs.

She also asserted a second dose of the vaccines is already intended for a receiver.

Schlosser said it is one of the reasons walk-ins are discouraged. 

“Definitely, the second dose of vaccines is already allotted for someone,” she stressed. 

Schlosser urged those calling for walk-in vaccinees to validate first the information so that responders to their call will be served accordingly. 

She said the walk-ins upset the effort of the local government to put order in the vaccination roll out since it might cause the breakdown of the compliance to the minimum public health standards and social distancing. 

“Think before you click.  We have to educate ourselves first and be responsible in getting the right information first, before pursuing the vaccination roll out,” Schlosser said.  (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)