Davao City – With the intensified rollout of Davao City’s vaccination program. The local government is eyeing a mega vaccination hub in Azuela Cove.
According to City Health Office Officer-in-Charge Dr. Ashley Lopez, the city government is eyeing the Enderun Tent inside Azuela as a mega-vaccination site
“It is one of the venues proposed na himuon (to be made as a) mega vaccination site that will cater around at least 1,000 vaccinations per day,” Dr. Lopez said during his interview over Davao City Disaster Radio yesterday (May 27).
Azuela Cove located in Lanang is a modern business district developed by Ayala Land. The Enderun tent is one of the main events and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Convention, Exhibits) venues in the city before the pandemic, hosting Ironman race and the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale.
“So kung madayon na siya dako pud na sya contribution sa atong vaccination para maximize ug ma-attain ang atong target, (If it will push through, it will have a big contribution to maximize and attain our targets),” Dr. Lopez said.
Davao City is eyeing to ramp up its vaccinations with a goal of inoculating 10, 000 persons per day. It is also targeting the opening up of 25 vaccination sites spread all across the city.
Dr. Lopez said they are planning to hire 300 more personnel for its vaccination program which will be equivalent to having 50 vaccination teams where one team has about six personnel.
Each vaccination team can cater to 100 people. Large vaccination sites such as in malls and public schools which can accommodate 500 people has about five to six vaccination teams.
(RG Alama, Philippine Information Agency)
