Manila Bulletin
Cebu City starts jabbing senior citizens
Cebu City began its vaccination rollout for senior citizens on Monday, April 19, 2021.
The vaccination drive is being conducted at Robinsons Galleria mall and the University of Cebu-Banilad campus.
A total of 88,000 senior citizens are eligible for inoculation, according to the masterlist of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH Region 7).
CoronaVac vaccines from Sinovac Biotech are being used, with 5,000 doses allocated for this group.
City Health Department Chief Dr. Jeffrey Ibones expressed hope that the vaccination for seniors could be completed within five days.
Most of the initial vaccine recipients were residents of Barangays Mambaling and Mabolo, and efforts are being made to accommodate more seniors from other barangays.
To facilitate the process, buses were utilized to transport senior citizens to and from the vaccination sites.
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