The Central Office employees of the National Tobacco Administration recently got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under the QC Protektodo vaccination drives of the city government of Quezon City.
The first batch, who are included by the Department of Agriculture among the food security front liners, got their first dose of AztraZeneca at the vaccination site hosted by the DA at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) building in Visayas Avenue on May 21.
The second batch, under the vaccine priority list, A2 and A3, had their first dose of the same vaccine at the Covered Path of the Quezon City Hall Compound on May 30.
According to NTA Administrator/CEO Robert Victor G. Seares Jr., more batches of the staff in the Central Office will also be receiving the vaccine in the next few weeks.
“We are very thankful to the city government and Mayor Joy Belmonte for the COVID-19 vaccines now being rolled out at a rapid pace for the residents and workers in the city,” Administrator Seares said.
He announced that the agency has ongoing coordination with the local government units and partners from the private sector for vaccination drive of employees at the Branch Offices.
“We are confident that with collective efforts, NTA will able to achieve the target of having all the staff fully inoculated, safe and healthy, before they resume their regular on-site work schedules,” he said.
He added that the current pace of the vaccination roll-out is a proof of the relentless effort of President Rodrigo Duterte and his government to bring this pandemic under control.
“NTA fully supports the government and all efforts from various sectors that bring us to the goal of keeping the population safe and getting our economy back on track,” he said.