A total of 2,000 government employees from different government agencies in Davao City received their first dose of COVID 19 vaccine through the Association of Regional Executives of National Agencies in Region XI (ARENA XI) – led Resbakuna last June
30 to July 2, 2021 in three different sites, namely: University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao), University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP)-Obrero Campus, and Police Regional Office XI in Camp Catitipan.
ARENA XI president and Department of Science and Technology Regional Offcie XI (DOST-XI) Regional Director, Dr. Anthony C. Sales, CESO III, said that this initiative is in partnership with the City Health Office (CHO), Department of Health Region XI (DOH XI), UP Mindanao, USEP-Obrero, PNP XI, and the local government of Davao City.
This initiative of ARENA XI aims to support the efforts of the national and local government in vaccinating the different sectors in the community, particularly to vaccinate an estimated 15,000 government employees in different agencies in three vaccination sites.
“With the support of volunteers coming from different government agencies and medical professionals, we were able to pool in the needed human resources to roll- out the vaccination program for government employees in Davao City”, said Dr. Sales.
Dr. Sales urged the remaining government workers to register first through the CHO COVID 19 vaccination pre-registration link and appear on the designated vaccination site based on the schedule provided to each agency.