A total of 1,578 minors without comorbidities were vaccinated against Covid-19 by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) through their six Bakuna Centers to help boost the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program.
“As the active ally of the government, we will continue with our unwavering commitment to vaccinate more people against Covid-19. We want to be able to reach out to more Filipinos and get them vaccinated,” PRC Chairman and CEO Sen. Richard Gordon said.
“In this way, people can now safely go back to work and their schools, we can open up the economy and help end the Covid-19 pandemic,” Gordon added.
With the opening of face-to-face classes on Monday, Gordon is hoping that more children can get vaccinated, stressing that they could also be at risk.
The PRC Health Services team expects more children aged 12 to 17 years old be vaccinated for the whole month of November and in more PRC Bakuna Centers since this initiative began two weeks ago.
As of November 2021, the following PRC Bakuna Centers are now accredited by the Department of Health; PRC PLMC, PRC Port Area, PRC Manila Letran, PRC Bataan Penelco, PRC Pangasinan CB Mall, and PRC Zamboanga City.
The PRC has vaccinated 408,678 individuals as of November 12, 2021, while fully vaccinating 171,058 in its 25 Bakuna Centers and 17 Bakuna Buses nationwide ever since operations began last March 2021.