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Bakuna Booster by the Sea wraps up with 3,000 plus vaccinees




DAVAO CITY, Jan 24 (PIA)- The Bakuna Booster by the Sea (BBBTS) concluded on Sunday (Jan. 23) with 3,279 people vaccinated inside the picturesque vaccination site.


The BBBTS started ran from Jan. 12 to 16 and Jan. 19 to 23. It was held at the Garden Pavillion of the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao.


This seaside vaccination program is the continuation of the much heralded Bakuna by the Sea (BBTS) held last year to vaccinate tourism industry workers in the city. Last year’s BBTS vaccinated over 14,000 tourism workers in the city.


The original BBTS won the third place in the Pearl Awards for best tourism practice in the country.


The Bakuna Booster by the Sea was opened to other sectors aside from the tourism industry sector in an effort to beef up the population with the anticipated surge brought about by Omicron variant. The organizers had targeted 10,000 vaccinees for the booster shots.


“We would like to thank all our partners and sponsors for our 2nd week. Your support has greatly contributed to the success of this initiative,” said Waterfront Insular Hotel General Manager Jennifer Romero as she cited the public-private sector efforts in making the BBBTS a success.


The running of the vaccination site was done by Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao which hosted the site, the Davao Tourism Association which is the private sector led association of tourism industry stakeholders and the City Government of Davao. (PIA/RG Alama)

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