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Nuns eyed as COVID-19 vaccinators in QC

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/01/28/20200609-church-alcohol-dispenser-jc-3116.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>A nun uses an alcohol dispenser at the Chapel of the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City on June 09, 2020. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Quezon City government said on Thursday it was eyeing nuns as additional vaccinators against COVID-19. </p><p>Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the church told her that &quot;many&quot; of its nuns are nurses. </p><p>“We are actually also asking the religious sector to provide health care workers to help us address this particular issue,” she said in a press briefing. </p><p>The health department has so far approved 24 vaccination sites &quot;with sure staff and personnel&quot; in the country&#x27;s most populous city, said Belmonte. </p><p>The Catholic church and some universities have offered their facilities to be used as additional inoculation hubs, she said. </p><p>&quot;As soon as the plans have been beefed up with the Church and with the academe, of course we are open to adding more vaccination centers,&quot; said the mayor.</p><p>The city government aims to vaccinate 1.6 million people against COVID-19 in 6 to 8 months. The city has reported the most number of COVID-19 infections among provinces and cities in the country, with over 41,000 cases, according to Department of Health data.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e_SubDbM3jk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Quezon City government said on Thursday it was eyeing nuns as additional vaccinators against COVID-19. </p>

The Quezon City government said on Thursday it was eyeing nuns as additional vaccinators against COVID-19.