MVP Group pilots vax booster shots

MANILA, Philippines — The MVP Group kicked off its COVID-19 booster vaccinations for qualified employees and dependents in line with the government’s three-day National Vaccination Drive.

Employees of PLDT and Smart and their dependents received the booster shots at the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Manila. This followed recent booster inoculation of Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings Inc. frontliners, who were among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines this year, as well as pediatric vaccinations for 12 to 17 year-old dependents of the MVP Group’s over 66,000-strong workforce.

More groupwide sites will administer company-procured Moderna booster vaccines under the MVP Group’s #WeGotYourVac COVID-19 nationwide immunization program until the end of the year, leading to more booster vaccinations within the first quarter of 2022. Selected dates are targeted to coincide with Phase 2 of the government’s NVD slated on Dec. 15 to 17.

“I believe the rollout of safe and effective vaccines has been vital to getting to where we are now, ready to hopefully celebrate a much happier Christmas season with family, friends, and colleagues,” group chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said.