ILOILO City – Police authorities are ready to provide security services come the time for mass immunization against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas.
Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) spokesperson, said they already crafted a security plan for COVID-19 vaccination.
“Our units will focus on the orderly distribution of vaccines region-wide,” Malong said.
According to Malong, police personnel are set to augment the implementing teams of the Department of Health and local government units.
The PRO-6 will also monitor the movement of vaccines and other needed equipment in close coordination with the provincial, city and municipal health offices.
“We will be providing convoy and route security from the regional offices or storage facilities to the different storage areas in the cities and municipalities,” Malong said.
All PRO-6 personnel with medical background will also be on standby.
Meanwhile, the province of Iloilo is now ready with an operational vaccination plan against COVID-19.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. recently signed Executive Order No. 036, series of 2021, adopting the COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment and Immunization Plan 2021-2022 or COVAC PLAN 21-22 of the province.
“The province prepared its COVAC PLAN 21-22 for the purpose of ensuring that all eligible citizens of the province will have free, effective, safe, and high-quality vaccines against COVID-19,” part of the EO read.
He said while the plan was being drafted over a week ago, some of its components were already being implemented such as the vaccine procurement and the training of vaccinators./PN
