Fast-food giants Jollibee Group and McDonald’s Philippines are offering their nationwide store network as vaccination sites for two weeks to aid the government in hitting its national daily jab target of 1.5 million a day, Task Force Test, Trade, Treat (T3) said Tuesday.
In a statement, Task Force T3 — a public-private COVID-19 response advocacy group — said Jollibee and McDonalds will be providing accessible venues for vaccination across the country with a focus on Region 3, Region 4A and other key cities outside Metro Manila.
“We are willing to offer the space in our stores for 2 weeks in November, to help LGUs administer the 1st doses for the eligible population of adults and those aged 12-17 years old,” said Margot Torres, McDonald’s Philippines managing director.
According to the proposal, Task Force T3 said the two biggest restaurant brands will work with local government units where their stores are located and the respective LGUs will be responsible for the implementation of the vaccination program including the vaccines and ancillary supplies including their storage and disposal and manpower.
“Our teams can work with the DOH regional offices to ensure safety measures and proper implementation of the vaccination in the identified stores to be used as vaccination sites. We expect that we can achieve 150 to 300+ jabs per day depending on the location, size and store layout,” said Pepot Miñana, chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer of Jollibee Group.
Task Force T3 said the proposal has been endorsed by National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez and Deputy Chief Implementer Secretary Vince Dizon to local government units all over the country where Jollibee and McDonald’s stores are present.
The two restaurant chains expect to open-up their branches nationwide in the next few days as vaccination sites to further assist the national and local governments in providing greater access to vaccines, it said.
Both companies are staunch supporters of Task Force T3’s Ingat Angat, Bakuna Lahat Campaign, a program that assists the government in its efforts to help the government’s vaccination efforts in generating demand for vaccination and providing private sector expertise in logistics to optimize supply management and daily jab targets. — LA, GMA News
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