Manila Bulletin
Araneta Coliseum to serve as QC's mega vaccination site
The Smart Araneta Coliseum will become a mega vaccination center for Quezon City starting May 15.
The Big Dome is expected to administer 1,000 to 1,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses daily for priority groups.
Mayor Joy Belmonte highlighted the coliseum's ample space and accessibility as key factors for its selection.
Quezon City aims to establish 24 vaccination sites throughout the city, deploying 22 employees per site.
The city has secured its own vaccines through a tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca and the national government.
The Araneta Group will also contribute medical personnel to aid in the vaccination process, particularly for senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities.
Quezon City began its Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination rollout on Thursday for priority groups A1, A2, and A3.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed support for using Nayong Pilipino as a temporary COVID-19 mega vaccination site.
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The city of Manila began administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups A1 (medical front-liners), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (individuals with comorbidities) starting Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
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Manila began administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to medical front-liners on Thursday, May 13, at the Sta. Ana Hospital.
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The Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) has reported no adverse effects following COVID-19 vaccinations among the A2 (senior citizens) and A3 (persons with comorbidities) priority groups.
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Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles confirmed that the proposed mega vaccination facility within the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) property will push through, with a memorandum of agreement to be signed soon.
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