DAVAO City residents flock to the city’s biggest vaccination hub at the Azuela Cove in Lanang to avail themselves of Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccination hub could serve at least 1,000 recipients per day. (Keith Bacongco)
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May 17, 2021 AFTER previously experiencing logistical delays, Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2, the third Covid-19 vaccine brand that arrived in Davao Region, has already been inoculated to senior citizens in Davao City on Monday, May 17, 2021.
The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao Region led the symbolic vaccination rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
A total of 29,250 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech arrived on Wednesday afternoon, May 11, along with the 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 80 doses of Sinovac.
DOH-Davao Director Annabelle Yumang told the media that all Pfizer vaccines will be allotted in Davao City hospitals, particularly in Davao City, for now. Davao City lang namo gibutang sa tungod kay ang atong ultra low freezer, naa diria sa Southern Philippines Medical Center (We decided to rollout the [Pfizer] vaccines for now here in Davao City, since the city, particularly SPMC, has an ultra low freezer), Yumang said.