(Screenshot from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook Live/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Dr. Edgar Michael Eufemio, Ms. Maria Louzel Diaz-Tiozon, and Dr. Sergie Paul Hernandez were vaccinated at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) after 300 jabs of the vaccine were delivered to the hospital, signalling the start of San Juan City’s vaccination drive.
San Juan City Mayor Francisco Zamora said another 300 doses of the vaccine will be delivered to the San Juan Medical Center for the medical frontliners.
“The vaccine rollout comes at a very significant time as almost 1 year ago, March 6, 2020, the DOH confirmed to me the first local transmission in the Philippines was a patient from Cardinal Santos Medical Center.” Zamora said in his statement posted on Facebook.
(photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook)
“San Juan City already made a down payment yesterday, February 22, 2021, to AstraZeneca, as part of our contractual obligation for the 100,000 doses of vaccines we ordered,” Zamora said.
However, Zamora did not disclose the exact amount of the down payment, citing a non-disclosure agreement with the national government and AztraZeneca.
“While waiting for the vaccines, the city is preparing for their arrival including regular simulation activities to improve the vaccination process,” the mayor said.
Based on the city’s records, there are 27,065 residents, 3,456 healthcare workers in San Juan who have already pre-registered to be inoculated against the COVID-19 as of February 22.