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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte says there is a ₱1 bilion budget for COVID-19 vaccines.

Belmonte says this is an augmentation program for the national government.

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Mayor Belmonte says they are also in talks with other pharmaceutical companies for the vaccine to make sure there is enough supply.

Mayor Belmonte says they are talking to these companies because they want to know the cost of the vaccines and if it would be difficult to store these.

Mayor Belmonte says she will give more details as talks progress.

Mayor Belmonte says priority are still health workers and they will abide by the guidelines set by the government.

Mayor Belmonte says they are preparing the list of frontliners, especially health workers in Quezon City.

Mayor Belmonte says they have talked to a third-party agency to prepare vaccination centers, says they have identified 9 vaccination centers and a cold storage facility.

Mayor Belmonte: Gusto ko hangang-handa tayo.

Mayor Belmonte says the unified ID system in Quezon City is aimed to better the city governance: It's a digital database.

Mayor Belmonte says that the percentage of undecided residents in terms of vaccination is high: Ang number one concern nila ay yung safety at kung effective ba yung bakunang ito.

Mayor Belmonte: Walang bank details sa registration for ID.

Mayor Belmonte adds that their goal is to have residents registered before the vaccine arrives in February.

Mayor Belmonte: Ang reproductive rate natin ay 1.13. Pero napaghandaan ito ng Lungsod Quezon.

Mayor Belmonte says that the Manila Police District relayed to her the list of the Quezon City residents who went to Quiapo for the Feast of the Black Nazarene for contact tracing purposes.