City gets Covid-19 vaccines from DOH; distributes more hospital beds

The city government has received 3,440 doses of Sinovac and 120 doses of Moderna anti-coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from the Department of Health on April 8 according to a local health official.

During the management committee meeting of local officials led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, April 12, City Health Services Office head Dr. Rowena Galpo said the donation bolsters the Summer Capital’s  Covid-19  vaccine supply totaling 107, 647.

Currently in stock are 45,372 Pfizer vaccines for 12 years old and above; 25,570 Pfizer for 5 to 11 years old; 22,040 Astra-Zeneca; 8,415 Sinovac; and 6,250 Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.

She also disclosed that the city government has distributed  334 hospital beds as of April 12 with the Department of Education getting 125 and the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center with 100 beds.

Also getting hospital beds are Teachers Camp with four; Baguio City Police Office, five; various health centers, 30; and different barangays receiving 70 beds.

The hospitals beds were formerly stationed at several Covid-19 isolation units that have been decommissioned due to the city’s falling infection rates. – Gaby B. Keith