The city government of Davao is opening more “Bakuna Nights” venues in its bid to achieve herd immunity.
“Gusto gyud nato ma-achieve ang herd imunity as fast as we can. Isa sa mga proposal na gihatag sa atoang Vaccination Cluster is that they are going to open dili lang isa kundi several bakuna nights locations,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force on Wednesday.
Schlosser said the city is looking into opening sites at Abreeza Mall, Gaisano Mall of Davao, SM Lanang Premier, and Gaisano Mall Toril to cater those who cannot come during the day.
“Para dili na gyud magpalayo o dili na mamasahe or magtake og so much time para mabakunahan lang. As much as possible we will cater to all corners of Davao City,” she said.
Schlosser also said existing vaccination hubs will continue to operate during daytime even if the “Bakuna Nights” will be expanded.
“Objectively, if we do everything, all measures na naka lineup na, I would want to believe na kaya nato ni i-achieve but ginahangyo gyud pud nato ang katawhan, logistically kaya nato sya, manpower kaya nato sya, kaya nato sya pero ginahangyo nato ang katawhan sa ilang kooperasyon because kung wala tay mga taong magpa vaccine maglisod ta og achieve sa 15,000,” Schlosser said.
Meanwhile, Schlosser reported that as of October 9, 2021, Davao City has reached 66.08 percent herd immunity with a total of 792,932 first doses and 600,070 for the second doses.
She assured that the city has a sufficient supply of vaccines and human resources to carry out the daily target.
On the other hand, the city government is giving away prizes, such as gift certificates, in a raffle for the “Bakuna Nights”at San Roque Elementary School vaccination hub wherein vaccinees may win any of the raffled items during the vaccination rollout.
Raffling of items is one of the strategies of the city to encourage more individuals to get vaccinated and reduce the backlog, and hit the herd immunity target of 1.2 million for first doses before the year ends.
