The Muntinlupa City government placed a community in Barangay Tunasan under granular lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi called for an emergency meeting and ordered to place Chico Street, Laguerta in Tunasan under a 15-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantin
Published August 3, 2021, 8:53 AM
The Muntinlupa City government will continue its COVID-19 vaccination program even under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which will be implemented in Metro Manila on Aug. 6 to 20.
In an announcement, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said “The vaccination in Muntinlupa will continue regardless of community quarantine classification.”
An employee of Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC) gets a COVID-19 jab during a ceremonial vaccination program at CIC Alabang office. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi graced the vaccination event together with CIC Sr. Manager for Corporate Special Projects Arch. Douglas Ramsey, Zennya CEO and founder David Foote, CIC Chairman and CEO Raul Joseph Concepcion, Muntinlupa City Health Officer Dr. Juancho Bunyi, and CIC AVP for Administrative Services Jojo Ortiz. (Muntinlupa PIO)
Published July 12, 2021, 9:30 AM
Minors, or those 17 years old and below, are not yet allowed to be vaccinated, government officials said.
This was the clarification made by the Muntinlupa City government on rumors spreading that those below 18 years old can now get their vaccine shot.
Children with Muntinlupa officials in 2018 (Muntinlupa PIO)
It said this is based on an advisory issued on July 11 by the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center.
Advisory 65-A, signed by Health Usec. Myrna Cabotaje, stated that “as of July 11, 2021, pediatric/adolescent (17 years old and below) vaccination is not yet allowed.”
“The vaccination rollout will still focus on the eligible population (18 years old and above) under Priority Groups Al, A2. A3, and in some areas, including Priority Groups A4 and A5, as stipulated in the National Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP),” the advisory added.