COVID-19 vaccination roll out among Southern Philippines Medical Center health care workers
- Author:
Vimar Conmigo
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Other Types
- MeSH: COVID-19
- From: Southern Philippines Medical Center Journal of Health Care Services 2021;7(2):1-2
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: As the biggest COVID-19 facility in Mindanao, Davao City’s Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) rolled out its first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to some of its frontline health care workers (HCW) last March 5, 2021. The COVID-19 vaccination program in the Philippines is an extensive and comprehensive immunization campaign to help curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and protect the people against severe COVID-19. To expedite the vaccine procurement and administration process, the Republic Act 11525 or the “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021” was enacted into law on February 26, 2021.1 The Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF), in partnership with local governments, have been tasked to implement, facilitate, and monitor the COVID-19 vaccination program.2
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