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New schedules for COVID-19 vaccination
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Posted on Feb 10 2021
The COVID-19 vaccination schedule has changed, effective Feb. 8, and part of those changes is that the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. will no longer be administering the first vaccine doses on the weekends.
Vaccination hours have been extended from 8am to 6pm, Monday through Thursday, and 8am to 3pm on Friday. The previous vaccination times ended at 4pm Monday through Friday and 8am-4pm on Saturday and 9am-1pm on Sunday.
CHCC chief executive officer Esther Muña said the extended hours will provide a flexible schedule that will help those who need to work around their job. “By extending the hours, we are also making sure that individuals that want to get vaccinated, that it is their turn, that they can come a certain time. …We are also focusing on essential workers, and we want to make sure they have the ability, or the option, to come at a later time outside their working time,” said Muña.
She also said that CHCC will no longer be administering the COVID-19 vaccination over the weekend, unless they are due for their second dose. The COVID-19 vaccines are a two-shot regimen, with the second shot administered at either 21 days (Pfixer vaccine) or 28 days (Moderna) after the first shot.
As for CNMI-Only Transitional Workers and government workers who wish to get vaccinated, Muña said they must provide their identification card and employee tag/paycheck stub to show CHCC who they work for.
Foreign workers whose visas have expired have to wait until the phases have expanded to the public. “Because we’re prioritizing essential infrastructure employees now, we need an ID and proof they work for that infrastructure. Now if their visas have expired, we’re not opening that group yet,” said Muña, adding that if they are 55 years old and older, they will fall into the general population and only an ID will be OK.
