The Philippine Red Cross has deployed its mobile vaccine clinic to inoculate some 183 children in Metro Manila against measles and rubella, an official said Sunday.
The non-government organization has so far vaccinated some 175,000 children against polio, measles and rubella in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and the entire Visayas, said PRC head for health services Mark Abrigo.
“When the COVID-19 vaccine arrives, the Philippine Red Cross will also help. Our vaccination team is ready,” he told ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo.
The mobile vaccine clinic has a cold storage facility and 2 inoculation stations, Abrigo said.
“We want to practice and use this when the COVID-19 vaccine arrives in the coming months,” he said.
The humanitarian organization is aiming to get 6,000 additional volunteers for its COVID-19 vaccination effort, Abrigo said.
COVID-19 vaccines from global alliance COVAX Facility are expected to arrive as early as this week.
