To reinforce the city government’s vaccination efforts, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio tasked the city councilors to set up own mobile vaccination and target the senior citizens and persons with comorbidities for vaccination.
“Dili ni sila na fix na vaccination site, therefore, dili ni sila under sa katong under sa schedule sa DQR. Ang ilaha is mangita ug A2 (senior citizens) ug A3 (persons with comorbidities) diha sa atong mga barangay. Because mao ni sila ang taas nga categories sa mga deaths. Ilaha is set-up and go meaning sa isa ka site na identified nila coordinated with the barangay, magset-up sila ug magschedule sila sa isa ka adlaw then they roll-out the vaccines and they pack-up at the end of the day and for the next week they move to another site or other barangay,” the mayor said.
Mayor Sara is expecting that a team will be created in the first and second districts. She said two councilors in the first district are on the planning stage in their respective mobile vaccination site.
“Ang district 3 nato we already have one organized already in one area diri sa Los Amigos naa tay isa ka Gawad Kalinga village for PWDs and apil napud nila ivaccinate ang senior citizens. Hopefully ma-organize na na sila very soon. This is a mobile vaccination site because ilang target is kadtong mga interesado magpabakuna but did not sign-up, did not go to vaccine centers,” the mayor said.
Last week, the city has started rolling out a mobile vaccination for the senior citizens particularly those who cannot go to their respective vaccination sites for various reasons.
Mayor Sara said that a mobile vaccination team will seek out cluster areas where there are still unvaccinated senior citizens in Davao City.
“We organize a mobile vaccination exclusive for senior citizens para pangitaon nato ang mga senior ug ngano wala ni sila nanggawas sa balay. Or duna bay rason like bedridden or nagsakit. So sila ang pangitaon sa bakuna, di na sila ang mangita sa bakuna,” the mayor said.
The mobile vaccination is expected to increase the number of senior citizens to be inoculated. Based on the record of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) the city has around 200,000 to 300,000 senior citizens.
