Photo by Charlie Villegas/OVP
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo personally visited volunteer medical workers at Pasig City’s Vaccine Express located in Manggahan High School to thank them for working hard to vaccinate indigents against the coronavirus.
Photos from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) showed Robredo talking to staffers on Sunday, August 22, which is the last day of the two-day inoculation initiative in Pasig City for the eligible population under the A5 category.
“Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday afternoon, August 22, visited the Vaccine Express – Pasig site at Manggahan High School to personally thank the doctors, nurses, and medical students who volunteered for the initiative,” OVP said.
“This rollout, a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President and the City Government of Pasig, catered to the A5 category, or those who fall under the ‘most vulnerable and indigent population’,” it added.
Photo by Charlie Villegas/OVP
Photo by Charlie Villegas/OVP
The Vaccine Express is a program launched by Robredo’s office, where OVP would partner with local governments for a smoother administration of anti-coronavirus vaccines. Under the plan, OVP provides the system and the manpower to support local governments while the vaccine would be sourced from the city or municipality’s stock.
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Other Vaccine Express rollout was in Manila City, Iriga and Naga in Camarines Sur, and Quezon City.
Similar to previous Vaccine Express programs, those who will have themselves vaccinated against the disease would receive a post-vaccine care kit which consists of 50 pieces of face masks, 10 pieces of paracetamol, 30 pieces of Vitamin C capsules, and two bottles of mineral water.
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On Saturday, on the sidelines of the Vaccine Express in Pasig City, Robredo told reporters that the program would soon be held in San Fernando, Pampanga, and San Pedro, Laguna.