The city government of Bacolod City enjoined Bacolodnons to register in the COVID-19 electronic immunization registry (CEIR) online. Bacolod health professional were vaccinated yesterday (March 5) during the rollout of the first vaccination in Western Visayas. This is to show the public that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe.
Officials of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the COVID-19 Vaccination Council (CoVac) received the 6,300 doses of Sinovac vaccines which arrived in Bacolod last March 5. This was the first vaccine against COVID-19 to arrive in Bacolod, and was part of the 600,000 initial doses donated by China to the Philippine government.
The next vaccination rollout will be on Sunday (March 7) where among the recipients are medical and health workers of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital and Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (Riverside Medical Center).
Bacolod citizens are encouraged to register for vaccination. The CEIR registration form can be accessed by clicking this link: tinyurl.com/bcdceironline
Once the vaccine applicant’s information is submitted, the system will evaluate whether the applicant is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If the individual eligible for vaccination, he/she will then be contacted for validation and will be informed of the schedule and requirements for the vaccination.
Bacolod targets to vaccinate 68 percent of its population. Bacolod City has allocated P300 million for the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. It has secured 650,000 doses from AstraZeneca which is good for 325,000 people, with 2 doses per person. The City has also made an initial payment of P31 million to AstraZeneca. The vaccines are expected to arrive in the third quarter of this year