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Quezon City may sarili nang storage facility ng bakuna

Angie dela Cruz - Pilipino Star Ngayon

MANILA, Philippines — Pinasinayaan na ng Quezon City ang sarili nilang  storage facility para sa mga bakuna.

Ayon kay QC Mayor Joy Bel­monte, ang 105 square meter facility na may medical grade walk-in freezers ay mayroong 7 units (5.0 Horsepower) at 1 unit (3.0 Horsepower) Wall Mounted Unit Coolers na aabot ng 2 - 8 degrees celsius at negative temperature.

Anya kaya nitong mag-imbak ng mga bakuna kontra COVID-19 gaya ng Pfizer, AstraZeneca, at Sinovac. Mayroong digital temperature control at monitoring na konektado sa alarm system ang pasilidad para masigurong ligtas at hindi nakokompromiso ang kalidad ng mga bakuna.

Ayon kay Belmonte, mayroong kakayahan ang pasilidad na mag-imbak ng 20,000 vials sa Ultra Low Freezers (-60 to - 80 deg C), 10,000 vials sa Chest Type Freezers (-15 to -25 deg C), at 100,000 hanggang 500,000 vials sa cold storage (2 to 8 deg C).

“This is a manifestation of how important public health is for us. We can say that we have come full circle in addressing this pandemic. From testing, isolating, vaccinating and now storing supplies of vaccines for longer shelf life,” pahayag ni Belmonte.

Sinasabing ang naturang pasilidad ang pinakamalaking cold room at storage facility ng lokal na pamahalaan.

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