Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio disclosed that the city is still deciding whether or not to continue to observe the priority list policy for vaccinees provided by the national government in the next rollout of vaccination.
“Kung dili nata musunod sa priority list because dili man ni siya money sa national government ug dili man sila ang nag- negotiate ani, then we can decide kung ka kinsa or unsa na grupo or sektor nato ihatag ang bakuna,” the mayor said.
The city is procuring AstraZeneca vaccines through the city’s funds.
“Ang commitment sa AstraZeneca is third quarter of 2021,” the mayor said.
The city may also receive a supply of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by the US-based Novavax Inc.
“Duna pud mga bakuna na muabot, well ang ilahang commitment is, the earliest nila ma-deliver is 3rd quarter of 2021. Dili pud ta segurado kung na deliver nila on 3rd quarter but duna sila’y giingon na ingon ana,” the mayor said.
The national government has provided priority list to follow in the national vaccination program: A1: frontline workers in health facilities both national and local, private and public, health professionals and non-professionals like students, nursing aides, janitors, barangay health workers, etc; A2-senior citizens aged 60 years old and above; A3-lersons with comorbidities not otherwise included in the preceding categories; A4-frontline personnel in essential sectors, including uniformed personnel and those in working sectors identified by the IATF as essential during ECQ; and A5-indigent populations not otherwise included in the preceding categories.
Mayor Sara also said there is no timeline yet for the start of the inoculation of the general public.
“Wala ta’y timeline because wala ta nahibalo kung when and how many vaccines ang muabot sa atoa because ang vaccine delivery wala siya timeline ug wala’y commitment gikan sa national government. Ginaingnan lang ta from time to time na duna’y muabot na pila ka thousands karon,” she said.
