Dabawenyos may now avail of their COVID-19 vaccinations at the People’s Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Davao City COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said People’s Park vaccinations resumed on January 16.
“Last week pa, Monday, nagsugod ta (We started Monday last week). We’ll keep doing that activity hopefully for a very long time,” she said during the COVID-19 Alert Program of 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) Wednesday, January 25.
She said that bringing back the COVID-19 vaccination at People’s Park aims to address the clamor of the majority of Dabawenyos as some were having difficulty locating their district health offices and others find the park more accessible from their workplaces.
Schlosser, however, said they are not yet offering weekend vaccinations although they are currently discussing it.
“Sige lang paningkamutan nato na sa CHO, COVID-19 Task Force, and City Government of Davao na maalibyuhan nang mga reklamo. We are working on it, rest assured lang gyud na ang atong tumong mapabilis and mas maging accessible atong services, especially sa COVID-19 vaccination sa atong katawhan (We, at CHO, the COVID-19 Task Force, and the City Government of Davao, are working on the complaint. Rest assured that our goal is to speed up and make our services more accessible to our people, especially the COVID-19 vaccination),” the city health official said.
Schlosser said the COVID-19 vaccination teams at People’s Park cater to the primary two-dose series, booster shots, and missed doses for the pediatric population five to 17 years old and adults 18 and above.
She reminded first-time vaccinees to enroll or register at SafeDavao QR (https://profiles.safe-davao.com/) as it is a mandatory requirement.
Pediatric vaccinees, meanwhile, will also have to present proof of age, such as a birth certificate or school ID.
From January 16 to 22, 2023, Davao City logged a total of 67 active cases with four deaths, who were mostly unvaccinated.
Schlosser reiterated that COVID-19 is still very much around as its related deaths could attest to that.
Vaccination, according to her, is the only way to prevent acquiring the severity of the disease that may result in a COVID-19 death. CIO
