“We, at the Armed Forces of the Philippines, are ready. Our Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, is focused on ensuring that the military is ready to fulfill its supporting roles once the rollout begins,” said Major Gen. Edgard Arevalo at a Laging Handa press briefing.The AFP will play three supporting roles in the government’s national vaccination program to eliminate the threat of COVID-19, according to Arevalo.
Arevalo also noted that Sobejana gave an order to vaccinate all of the 120,000-strong military personnel so they can fulfill their duties to help the government in the vaccination program. To inoculate all of its personnel, the AFP created 72 vaccination teams and identified 47 vaccination sites within military camps that have treatment facilities. Twenty-seven vaccination sites have already acquired an authorization from the Department of Health while 20 more are awaiting the go signal.
There are also a total of five vaccination sites in Region 9 and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao , under the command of the Western Mindanao Command ; and four sites in Region 10 and Region 11, under the Eastern Mindanao Command .Meanwhile, military camps which have no treatment facilities are directed to coordinate with the local government units and DOH offices for the establishment of a vaccination site.
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