La Union continues to thoroughly expand the provinceโs #BakunaMuna Program as it undertakes another milestone today, June 22, 2021 by launching the First La Union Mega Vaccination Site at the Father Burgos Gym, Saint Louis College, City of San Fernando, La Union.
For the first day of the operations of the La Union Mega Vaccination Center, over 400 individuals received their first dose of CoViD-19 vaccine jab. Around 1,000 vaccines can be administered a day in the site if supplies permit.
Ensuring the observance of the Minimum Health Standards, the site can cater to 150 individuals per hour with enough ventilation and social distancing. The mega vaccination site will play an integral role in Provincial Government of La Unionโs key objectives in its CoViD-19 Immunization Program.
Gov. Francisco Emmanuel โPacoyโ R. Ortega III expressed his gratitude to all partner agencies and frontliners for their support to the #BakunaMuna Program of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) and added, โSa ating site, sinigurado ang efficient vaccination process sa pamamagitan ng establishment of vaccine stations, proper ventilation, emergency vehicles on standby, installment ng data management system, provision of relevant strategic communication materials, at appropriate facilities such as comfort rooms, water stations and parking areas.โ
Gov. Pacoy also highlighted the PGLUโs plan to open two more Mega Vaccination Sites located in the La Union Medical Center and Bacnotan District Hospital to strategically cater to adjacent local government units. He expressed that the three sites aim to consume the three trays of Pfizer vaccines, with about 1170 shots each in hopes to receive more allocations given that the province is equipped with ultra-low temperature freezers.
As of press time, the mega vaccination site will cater to priority groups A1 to A3 and will add to the existing 21 vaccination sites in the La Union. Each local government unit has one vaccination site, while the City of San Fernando, La Union, has two vaccination sites.
As of June 21, 2021, 6PM, a total of 46,870 individuals have already been vaccinated with first dose while 15,734 individuals for second dose. The province has already attained 70.23% complete doses for priority group A1, 28.80% for priority group A2, and 0.79% for A3. As of June 21, 2021, 8PM, there are 588 active CoViD-19 cases in the province.
The PGLU continues to innovate and partner with stakeholders in order to achieve herd immunity the fastest possible time. With the opening of the new vaccination site, the province is optimistic that the vaccination of kaprobinsiaan will be fast tracked and the rest of the La Union population will be protected from the virus.
