The City of Manila announced on Monday, August 2, that its vaccine drive is set to operate 24/7 as the Philippine government struggles to contain the COVID-19 Delta variant threat.

In a statement on Monday, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said the city’s vaccination drive will operate for 24 hours, seven days a week. Moreno has yet to announce when this change begins.

The Manila mayor also called for the following volunteers:

• doctors
• nurses
• dentists
• midwives
• medical technologists
• pharmacists
• other professionals from allied health professions

“Kung sinumang lisensiyadong puwedeng magbakuna, idu-duty ko kayo sa gabi to replenish our workforce. Our medical frontliners during daytime,” Moreno said. (Whoever is licensed to perform vaccinations, I will put you on duty at night to replenish our workforce. Our medical frontliners will be assigned during daytime.)

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Manila is also looking for college graduates or computer-literate students who will serve as encoders for the Manila health department.

Interested individuals who want to volunteer can contact the following numbers: 0995-106-9524 (Globe) and 0960-604-0771 (Smart).

Last week, the Malacañang said that enhanced community quarantine will be implemented in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20 to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections that can be triggered by the highly-transmissible Delta variant.

Despite this, the vaccination operations in the country’s capital will remain unhampered, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.

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