By Alec Go
The Department of Health (DOH) is urging the public to apply online to their local government’s vaccination program and to avoid going to vaccination centers without a confirmed registration.
This followed the reported crowding of individuals on May 19 in a Paraῆaque mall in hopes of getting inoculated with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
“Ang nangyari, pati ang mga hindi naka-schedule ay nagdagsaan. Mayroon kasing limit per vaccination center kung ilan lang ang kanyang mababakunahan for that day,” DOH-NCR Reg. Dir. Gloria Balboa said on Tuesday.
To avoid a similar incident and to ensure a hassle-free inoculation, the DOH enumerated the following pre-vaccination steps:
- Register with your local government’s online vaccination registration to be included in the master list of scheduled beneficiaries
- Wait for a confirmation message or notification from your local government. This would also indicate the exact date, time, and location of your vaccination.
- Confirm with your local government whether you will be available on the said date and time.
- Once the schedule has been confirmed, make sure to be on time. Avoid heading to the vaccination site without a confirmed schedule.
- On the day of vaccination, bring the following:
- ID
- Consent Form
- Ballpen,
- Registration Form
- Vaccination Card
- Wear your face mask and face shield properly, bring alcohol or sanitizers, and observe one-meter physical distancing.
“We really request our kababayan na be alert sa kanilang cellphones, lalo kung nag-rehistro na sila. Kapag nagtext na sila, mag-confirm na darating sila on that day, at kailangang maaga,” Balboa advised.
As of May 18, the Philippines has already administered 3,114,847 COVID-19 vaccine doses. The highest number of daily administered vaccines was recorded on May 15 with 120,529 jabs. -rir
