As the nation moves towards herd immunity against COVID-19, a total of 649 organic and non-organic personnel from the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Central Office and Regional Fish Ports (RFP) are now fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
According to a report on the vaccination status from the PFDA – Administrative Services Department (PFDA-ASD), as of January 2022, a total of 649 PFDA employees, or equivalent to 97% of the total number of employees have attained full vaccination status.
Some of the units who have vaccinated 100% of its workforce are the PFDA - Central Office, PFDA - Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC), PFDA - Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC), PFDA - Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA-LFPC), PFDA - Camaligan Fish Port (PFDA-CFP), PFDA - Sual Fish Port (PFDA-SFP), and PFDA - Tacloban City Fish Port (PFDA-TCFP).
Meanwhile, the rest of the PFDA RFPs who are on their way to full vaccination rate are the PFDA - Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC), PFDA - Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC), PFDA - Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC), and PFDA - Bulan Fish Port Complex (PFDA-BFPC) with more than 85% fully vaccinated workforce to date.
In addition, 252 personnel have already received their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. According to the Department of Health (DOH), the interval for the administration of booster doses was shortened to at least three months after the second dose of a primary two-dose vaccine, or at least two months after the primary single-dose vaccine was given.
On the other hand, only 9 PFDA personnel have yet to receive their vaccinations due to medical concerns. The agency is strictly adhering to the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocol that states that unvaccinated personnel is required to present a negative RT-PCR test result taken within 48 hours every Monday of the week.
Despite the high vaccination rate, the PFDA would like to remind everyone to continuously observe proper health protocols to keep the agency coronavirus-free.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with reports from Mary Anne Kristine R. Ramos - HRD-ASD)