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Manila’s COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Facility in Sta. Ana hospital can store vaccine vials from different pharmaceutical firms
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Refrigeration units deployed include five HYC-390 refrigerators for AstraZeneca and Sinovac vials; and two -25°C biomedical freezers and two -30°C biomedical freezers for Johnson&Johnson and Moderna vials
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Three more refrigeration units are expected to arrive
Manila City Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso has unveiled the city’s new COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Facility.
The facility, which can store vaccine vials from different pharmaceutical firms, was unveiled after national government officials from the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) Team visited the Sta. Ana Hospital on January 29.
Refrigeration units have already been deployed at the facility, including five HYC-390 refrigerators for AstraZeneca and Sinovac vials, two -25°C biomedical freezers and two -30°C biomedical freezers for Johnson&Johnson and Moderna vials.
Three more refrigeration units are expected to arrive at the Sta. Ana Hospital—the -86°C ULT freezers—which can store Pfizer vials.
At the launch of the facility, Domagoso said the local government is committed to helping the national government inform and educate the public about how important COVID-19 vaccination is to ending the pandemic.
He noted the vaccine is key to reopening of the economy.
CODE Team officials visited the vaccine storage facility following a presentation by City Health Officer Dr. Arnold Pangan for the Manila COVID-19 Situation Report.
During the presentation, Dr. Pangan presented the response efforts of the local government, which includes the city’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, the construction of a vaccine storage facility, the deployment of 14 quarantine facilities, and the free swab test services for residents and workers, among others.
National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said “the City of Manila is ready for the upcoming vaccination.”
Food and Drug Administration director general Eric Domingo assured the public that they will only approve vaccines safe for public use.
