Selyado na ng City Government of Navotas ang kasunduan sa  British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca para sa maagang pagbili ng  100,000 doses ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

 

Nilagdaan ni Mayor Toby Tiangco ang multilateral agreement, Linggo, sa  AstraZeneca, National Task Force Against COVID-19, at Department of Health.

 

“The initial amount of vaccines we have ordered will enable us to inoculate the first batch of 50,000 Navoteños. We will give top priority to our health frontliners then our senior citizens. Others will follow as soon as we have secured the most vulnerable sectors in our community,”  ani Tiangco.

 

“We are also preparing for the purchase of more COVID vaccines. While we are still waiting for their arrival, please continue to be vigilant. Always practice the minimum safety protocols and keep yourselves healthy,” dagdag pa niya. 

 

Diin ni Tiangco na ang  vaccination ay  voluntary. Ang Navoteños na edad 18 anyos pataas na na gustong magpakuna ay bibigyan ng dalawang doses ng bakuna. 

Inaasahang dadating ang vaccine sa ikalawang bahagi ng taong  2021.

 

Noong December 29, nagsagawa ang Navotas ng informal survey na may 6,128 respondents para madetermina ang Navoteños’ preferences sa COVID vaccines. Ipinapakita sa survey na 18% ng Navoteños ay gustong mabakunahan anuman ang  brand.

 

Samantala, may 64.10% ang gustong magpapabakuna depende sa brand. May 3.8% ang nais ang AstraZeneca jab.

“We used the survey results as bases for our decision to buy vaccines. We hope we will also be able to secure other preferred brands within this year,” ani Tiangco. 

 

Naglaan ang Navotas ng  initial fund na P20 million para sa pagbili ng  COVID-19 vaccines. (LP/MST)