Manila City holds COVID-19 vaccination simulation

MANILA, Philippines – The city government of Manila started its COVID-19 vaccination simulation as part of its vaccination plan.
In a small room in Palma Hall of the Universidad de Manila, local government officials want to visualize how they will conduct their vaccination procedure in preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
Medical personnel and barangay health workers manned the booths and desks to demonstrate the vaccination process.
“Ang gusto nating ma-achieve, para lang sa kaalaman ng lahat, gusto naming ma-practice ng mga direktor ng ospital, ng MHT, ng aming mga medical frontliner na ano ang mga posibleng senaryo na pwedeng makapag-pabagal o palpak, o mishandling of products,” explained Mayor Isko Domagoso.
Mayor Isko tried it personally.
His account was pre-registered through the website manilacovid19.com.
In his encoded information he was already vaccinated in other sites.
The health worker is unaware of this to test if the system will trace it.
“Nobody knows na ako ay nabakunahan na kunwari sa kabilang site. At nung inilagay sa sistema lumabas vaccinated yesterday. So hindi talaga pwedeng mag doble-doble,” he said.
After the pre-registration, patients will be checked for vital signs and undergo screening verification before receiving the shot.
After receiving the vaccine, the patient will be asked to stay at a holding area for about 30 minutes to 1 hour under observation for any adverse reaction.
Domagoso said the simulation showed that the vaccination process itself may last from five to six minutes if the patient has already pre-registered.
However, the minutes differ for walk-in patients.
The local chief executive plans another simulation in a larger venue. MNP (with reports from Rey Pelayo)