(Photos courtesy of PRC)
MANILA – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its first Bakuna Center in Mindanao on Wednesday at the Lanao Chung Hua School via the PRC Iligan Chapter.
This Bakuna Center vaccinated 244 individuals during its first day of operations and plans to vaccinate 694 individuals from the A3 and A4 priority groups this week.
The Department of Health granted accreditation to PRC Bakuna Center in Lanao Chung Hua School (Covid-19 Bakuna Center No. 07990) this July.
"The Red Cross will be there where we are needed. Our goal is to vaccinate as many as we can especially now that our country now has lower vaccine hesitancy,” PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon said in a media release on Thursday.
"We want to protect every Filipino from Covid-19,” Gordon added.
Red Cross staff and volunteers plan to administer privately procured 1,390 doses of the Sinovac vaccine in the coming weeks.
The Bakuna Center is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. this week from Tuesday to Thursday.
The PRC has vaccinated more than 28,000 individuals as of July 13, 2021, and has plans to establish Bakuna Centers in Zamboanga City, Davao City, Misamis Oriental, and Cagayan de Oro in the coming weeks.
The following are the 10 other Bakuna Centers in Metro Manila and Luzon:
1. PRC PLMC Mandaluyong
2. PRC Pasay Chapter
3. PRC Port Area, Manila
4. PRC Kabaka Manila
5. PRC Letran Manila
6. PRC Rizal Chapter- Arcovia Mall Pasig
7. San Lorenzo Mall Makati
8. Valencia Hall Bulacan State University, Malolos Bulacan
9. Tarlac Citywalk Mall
10. PRC SM Olongapo Downtown (PR)
