Not all hospital employees at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City and the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City are willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
February 10, 2021 LOCAL health officials are targeting to improve vaccine logistics as the initial doses are expected to arrive within the month.
The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao Region, along with other partner agencies, spearheaded the first simulation exercise in Davao City early morning of Wednesday, February 10, in preparation for the initial arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines.
The exercise began at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport, also known as the Davao International Airport, the port of entry of the vaccines.
Here, the proper handling and delivery of the vaccines to its storage facility in the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) was demonstrated.
Published February 9, 2021, 12:29 PM
It will only take around 30 minutes for customs personnel to facilitate the entry of imported vaccine supplies in the country, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday.
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19
(NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a meeting with President Duterte and other officials, Galvez reported that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has established a “one-stop shop” to process the release of the vaccine shipment upon arrival in the country.
The imported vaccines will be inspected quickly while they are inside the aircraft, according to Galvez.
Less than a week before the anticipated arrival of 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines, government agencies practice the steps once the shipment arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and how it will be brought and stored at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City.