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(MUNTINLUPA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN)
During the city’s COVID-19 Vaccine Virtual Town Hall Meeting, Muntinlupa City Health Office chief, Dr. Teresa Tuliao, asked religious group leaders to help promote the vaccination services of the government and encourage their congregation to get vaccinated.
At least 140 participants from religious groups, community organizations, and Sangguniang Kabataan attended the virtual meeting on Feb. 18 held in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH).
DOH-Metro Manila Center for Health Development District Manager Officer Dr. Jose Mari Castro discussed COVID-19 management and underscored the importance of vaccines in protecting individuals and communities amid the pandemic.
Recently, Interior and Local Government Usec. Jonathan Malaya commended the city’s social mobilization strategies with the religious sector in promoting COVID-19 vaccination during Mass celebrations as part of local demand generation efforts.
Earlier, Muntinlupa secured 100,000 doses to initially inoculate residents in high priority groups.
According to Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, the augmentation is part agreement under the national government’s vaccination plan.
Fresnedi said the Department of Health will continue to provide additional vaccines for the inoculation of the rest of Muntinlupa residents.
Muntinlupa earmarked a 170 million pesos initial budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines once they are available and approved for use in the country.
Meanwhile, Dra. Maria Rochelle Abat, National Immunization Program Coordinator for COVID-19 in Muntinlupa said there are 28 health workers from the City Health Office are now trained for vaccine administration.