A total of 2,500 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in San Juan City on Tuesday as the vaccination of the A4 group or essential workers who are living or working in the city kicked off.
“Ito na ang simula ng pagbangon ng ekonomiya natin [This is the start of our economic recovery]. Ang San Juan ay handa na [San Juan is ready], we are targeting to reach herd immunity as soon as possible,” an ecstatic Mayor Francis Zamora said.
Zamora stressed that if more people will be vaccinated, “I’m sure we will see growth in the businesses badly beaten by the pandemic. This will also lead to higher confidence for consumers and shoppers here in San Juan.”
“Uulitin ko lang ang battle cry namin sa San Juan. Dito nagsimula ang first local transmission ng Covid-19 noong March 6, 2020, at dito rin namin tatapusin [I will repeat our battle cry here in San Juan. The first case of Covid-19 was recorded here on March 6, 2020, and we will end it here],” the mayor said.
On Wednesday, Zamora personally visited the new vaccination center, the Theatre Mall Cinemas, to check the vaccination process.
He was joined by National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Action Plan against Covid-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Secretary Vince Dizon, and Vice Mayor Warren Villa.
To make the process easier, essential workers living in San Juan are getting their jabs at the main vaccination center, FilOil Flying V Centre, while non-San Juaneños working in San Juan will get theirs at the newly opened vaccination center, Theatre Mall Cinemas 1 and 2 at Greenhills Mall.
The second vaccination center was opened in partnership with the Greenhills Mall and the Music Museum Group to accommodate the number of economic frontline workers who constitute a huge chunk of the city population.
The main vaccination center can accommodate 2,000 persons per day and the second vaccination center can inoculate 1,500 individuals per day.
Both Galvez and Dizon assured Zamora and the rest of the mayors in the country that there will be a steady supply of vaccines to accommodate all essential workers who want to get inoculated.
As of June 8, 2021, San Juan City has vaccinated a total of 33,404 from the A1, A2 and A3 categories or 39.11 percent of the target population.
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