The cities of Imus and Tuguegarao partnered with Robinsons Malls for COVID-19 vaccination simulations ahead of the government's nationwide rollout of the jabs for public use.
Both simulations will serve as an avenue for Robinsons Malls and the cities to determine ways to improve the vaccination process while awaiting the arrival of jabs.
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Imus City
Imus City's local government organized a full simulation of its COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination process at the Multi-level Parking Area of Robinsons Place Imus.
Imus City Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi conceptualized the idea of a drive-thru vaccination to provide the community a safe way of getting inoculated.
Four steps make up the simulation:
- Pre-registration using the UBE Express App
- Registration, counseling and consent, and screening
- Vaccination proper
- Monitoring
The country's inter-agency task force on COVID-19 approved this trial and will start on Thursday.
Tuguegarao City
Moving to Northeastern Luzon, Robinsons Place Tuguegarao also hosted a similar simulation.
Over 60 volunteers and 130 health workers and local government staff took part in the activity. Assigned barangays of the city can avail the vaccination program at the mall once vaccines are made available to the public.
Robinsons Place Tuguegarao took the following steps for the trial:
- registration
- counseling
- screening
- vaccination
- post-vaccination monitoring
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