The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. continues its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the CNMI, this time bringing the campaign to Tinian, where 130 people\u2014the first one being a man who is over 65 years old\u2014were inoculated last Jan. 17 at the Tinian Health Center.<\/p>\n
CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a said the vaccination process went smoothly and that everyone was patient. \u201cWe started a little slow, but we adjusted and processing improved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
This time around, CHCC only focused on the people who are under the Phase 1A group. This group includes health care workers, front-line personnel, and the man\u2019amko.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a added that the first person to get vaccinated was a 65-year-old male who was excited to receive the shot.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a stated that the staff at THC were the ones injecting the vaccines, and CHCC was just there for support. \u201cWe helped them with recording and reporting. It was the [THC] staff that did the vaccination process from start to finish,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan encourages the Tinian community to get vaccinated. \u201cWe want to encourage all our people to go online and register for the vaccination, not only for their safety but also for the community,\u201d said Aldan.<\/p>\n
Senate President Jude Hofschneider (R-Tinian) echoed Aldan by encouraging Tinian\u2019s population to get vaccinated. \u201cKudos to Warren Villagomez, chair of the CNMI COVID-19 Task Force; CHCC CEO Esther Mu\u00f1a and her team, and to the local COVID-19 Task Force headed by Matt Masga for rolling out vaccination on Tinian today,\u201d said Hofschneider. \u201cGet vaccinated, Tinian!\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Subroto Banerji, CHCC\u2019s chief operation officer, Tinian is using the Moderna Inc. COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n
CHCC will be going to Rota this Sunday to get its population vaccinated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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