A Philippine Red Cross (PRC) mobile bakuna team member administers COVID-19 vaccine to a Sulu resident.
Sulu avails of PRC’s ‘Mobile Bakuna’ for COVID jabs
THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has administered 11,263 COVID-19 vaccines in Sulu province through the PRC “Mobile Bakuna” Team, resulting in over 3,000 people being fully inoculated or boosted.
PRC Sulu Chapter Bakuna Team was deployed to support vaccination efforts at the Jolo Municipal Rural Health Unit, the Jolo Municipal Bakuna Center, and Barangay Bus-Bus Health Station.
Sulu is currently under COVID-19 alert level 2. Other places where PRC conducts vaccinations in Mindanao are Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City-Maguindanao, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro, Davao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, Marawi City, and Zamboanga City.
The vaccinations are part of the PRC’s COVID-19 response across the country. As of June 20, 2022, PRC has administered 1,199,452 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, in the whole country, fully vaccinating 373,631 persons.
PRC Chairman and CEO Richard J. Gordon constantly encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated or boosted.
“Ang aming chapters sa Red Cross ay patuloy na nagbabakuna laban sa COVID-19 upang maging ligtas ang lahat sa banta nito” Chairman Gordon said.
