THE Angeles City Government started to conduct an online survey and registration for Covid-19 vaccines on February 28.

The online survey, which is being supervised by Chief Adviser and Tactician IC Calaguas with Information and Communication Technology Division (ICTD) Chief Michael Lising and Consultant Allan Anonuevo, can be browsed at the official website of the Angeles City Government (angelescity.gov.ph), as well as in the Facebook page of City Information Office Angeles City.

Part of the queries needed in the survey are basic information including the number of people in the household; preferred vaccine; and health conditions including allergies, comorbidities, and if the person had been afflicted with Covid-19. Here's a direct link to the survey form: http://210.4.114.173:8080/HSFCV/.

Calaguas was also tapped by Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr. to form and supervise all working committees for the mass inoculation.

The working sub-committee head for the program include Gender and Development (GAD) Officer Mina Cabiles and staff with the Day Care workers, Public Employment Services Office (Peso), Angeles City Reproductive Health and Wellness Center and Social Hygiene Clinic, Angeles City Youth Development Office (ACYDO), Angeles City Sports Office (ACSO), Barangay Population Officers and Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials.

Lazatin also revealed that apart from the electronic survey, the City Government will conduct house-to-house survey to 33 barangays on March 8.

He added that the surveys aim to establish an updated database system in preparation for the roll-out of the vaccines in the 33 barangays.

"In having an updated database, we could strengthen our monitoring, and scrutinize a well-planned system for the roll-out of the vaccines. Remember, our estimated number of residents is around 411,634," he said.

Surveyors are set to visit all the hospitals and medical clinics in the city starting March 2, since the guideline set by the national government states that they will be prioritized to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

To abate his constituents' concerns about the vaccine, Lazatin is set to receive the vaccine first along with other city officials and health workers.

The City Government is in the process of securing a P600 million loan for the procurement of the vaccines.

In January, the city received a favorable endorsement from the officials of the Development Bank of the Philippines, with regard to its P600 million loan.