MANDALUYONG CITY -- Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its first Bakuna Center in Mindanao yesterday at Lanao Chung Hua School via the PRC Iligan Chapter.
This Bakuna Center vaccinated 244 individuals during its first day of operations and plans to vaccinate 694 individuals from the A3 and A4 priority groups this week.
The Department of Health granted accreditation to PRC Bakuna Center in Lanao Chung Hua School (COVID-19 Bakuna Center No 07990) this July 2021.
"The Red Cross will be there where we are needed. Our goal is to vaccinate as many as we can especially now that our country now has lower vaccine hesitancy,” said PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon said. "We want to protect every Filipino from COVID-19," he added.
Red Cross staff and volunteers plan to administer privately procured 1,390 doses of Sinovac Vaccines in the coming weeks. The Bakuna Center is open from 8am -4pm this week from Tuesday to Thursday.
The PRC has vaccinated more than 28,000 individuals as of July 13, 2021, and has plans to establish Bakuna Centers in Zamboanga City, Davao City, and Misamis Oriental - Cagayan de Oro in the coming weeks.
