Taguig secures cold-storage facility for reserved COVID-19 vaccines | Inquirer News

Taguig secures cold-storage facility for reserved COVID-19 vaccines

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 04:36 PM January 16, 2021

Photo: Courtesy of the Taguig City Public Information Office 

MANILA, Philippines — The Taguig City government has secured a cold-storage facility, as well as point-to-point logistics in preparation for the distribution of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines it has pre-ordered for its residents.

In a statement on Saturday, the Taguig City government said it has partnered with ORCA Cold Chain Solutions to repurpose a 6,500-square-meter facility located in Barangay (village) Bagumbayan, for the storage of the vaccines.

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The facility has a 22,000 MT static storage capacity and can move 876,000 MT on an annual basis, the city government said.

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Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, as other key officials visited the site on Jan. 15.

“We have cleared the highest standards in disease surveillance, testing, and treatment, and we cannot drop the ball now,” Mayor Cayetano said.

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“Vaccination is a crucial step in halting communicable diseases and this facility is necessary for us to deliver the life-saving vaccine from the laboratories to our citizens,” he added.

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The Taguig City government previously announced that it had earmarked a P1 billion fund to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, and has pre-ordered dosages of vaccines from British drugmaker AstraZeneca.

Aside from AstraZeneca, Mayor Cayetano added that the city government is also in talks with other vaccine suppliers.

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