IN its desire to give virus protection to more senior citizens especially the bedridden, the local government unit (LGU) of Muntinlupa City has started extending Covid-19 vaccination service right at the residences of bedridden individuals—most of them senior citizens—to serve a sector in the community that is not capable of traveling to the city’s major vaccination sites.
Records from Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) show that 84 individuals from Barangays Sucat, Putatan, and Tunasan have benefited from the initial rollout of the house-to-house vaccination service as of May 26.
The local health office expects more requests for at-home jab service in the coming days.
To accommodate more jab-takers and decongest local major inoculation sites, it also launched a pilot drive-thru vaccination service.
These initiatives serve as the LGU’s way, through the CHO and its partnership with the local communities, to constantly expand its immunization program, said Mayor Jaime Fresnedi.
At the barangay level, community leaders have also become creative to encourage more of their constituents to get vaccinated.
Barangay Sucat, for instance, has launched a raffle campaign for vaccinated residents to win 25 kilos of rice. A total of 20 lucky winners will be drawn randomly among those who have taken the jab.
This activity, said Barangay Sucat Captain Raffy Sevilla, is their own way to thank the residents for their cooperation in the government’s vaccination program.
Muntinlupa City has 12,695 confirmed cases with 11,703 recoveries, 651 active cases, 341 reported deaths, 119 suspected cases, and 1,971 probable cases as of May 25.
According to Fresnedi, they are targeting to complete the vaccination of 385,000 eligible residents by November to achieve herd immunity.
As of May 24, a total of 41,443 residents got their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine; in addition, 15,394 residents have received their second shot.
Among the first dose recipients, 22,011 were inoculated with Sinovac; 12,994, AstraZeneca; 2,979, Gamaleya’s Sputnik V; and 3,507, Pfizer-BioNTech.
The LGU is urging the public to register online in the city’s Covid-19 Vaccination Registration System via www.vaccine.muntinlupacity.gov.ph/muncovac.
For inquiries, residents may contact MunCoVac hot lines at 0956-358-9228, 0915-805-5932, 0915-806-7419, 0960-588-5935, 0960-588-5937, or 0998-249-4580.