The city government of Vigan has opened more vaccination hotlines where residents can preregister to avoid long queues for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

In a public advisory posted on its official Facebook page, the city government on Monday said all individuals who belong to A1, A2, and A3 categories who have not yet preregistered for vaccination may call these hotlines: 0956-390-9069, 0977-011-9550, and 0977-011-9559 to speed up the vaccination drive.

According to Mayor Juan Carlo Medina, the city government has 2,800 available slots for the priority groups composed of medical front-liners, senior citizens, and adults with comorbidities.

“For those who have already preregistered and are on our waiting list, our Secretariat will call you for confirmation and schedule of vaccination,” he said.

To avail of the mass vaccination program, each preregistered person is required to prepare his identification card for A1, senior citizen card for A2, and proof of residency and comorbidity for the A3 category.

The proof of comorbidity may include a medical certificate or a recent prescription medicine with the name of the patient.

“The fight is not over yet. We are far from being safe. And unless and until we employ vigilance and make it a habit to comply with protocols, we are to dread a long time battling this pandemic,” said Medina as he urged the people to grab the opportunity to get vaccinated when it’s their turn to be called.

Since the start of the pandemic, Vigan has no recorded Covid-19 related death out of its 375 total confirmed cases with 295 recoveries so far. (PNA)