THE Davao City Government's Covid-19 mobile vaccination drive has now reached the far-flung areas to inoculate indigent residents under Priority Group A5.
Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said in a radio interview on Friday, September 3, 2021, that the mobile vaccination for the said group already reached Baguio District and Marilog District.
Spearheaded by the team from the Office of Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, the mobile anti-Covid vaccination drive covered Barangay Suawan in Marilog District on Friday, September 3, and catered to 375 individuals.
Schlosser said the City is set to prioritize the A5 and more vaccination rollouts to the same priority group are to be expected soon.
"We continue to prioritize them, we continue to educate them and encourage them na magpabakuna jud (to be vaccinated)," Schlosser said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.
She said the mobile vaccination led by City councilors helped in reaching those persons with disabilities, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities, who have difficulty in going to City-run vaccination sites in the district centers due to distance.
Recently, the Sangguniang Panlungsod mobile vaccination has already served 4,700 Dabawenyos since its roll-out on August 30.
The City Government accelerated its vaccination drive by opening more vaccination sites and partnering with various agencies, and groups for mobile and sectoral vaccination. This allowed the City to expand its vaccination program in a bid to prevent a surge of cases in isolation facilities and hospitals in the city.
As of August 31, a total of 590,318 individuals were given the first dose while 329,203 were fully vaccinated or have received their second dose.
The City aims to inoculate 1.2 million residents by November to reach herd immunity before the end of 2021.