WITH new vaccination procedures and a call center backed by IT&E, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. said it has improved its operations to better protect the CNMI from the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement on Monday, CHCC said the hospital is expanding its Covid-19 vaccination efforts at the Medical Care and Treatment Site or MCATS to ensure that the surge in demand is met.
“This expansion effort comprises an additional vaccination tent with four additional vaccination teams for a total of eight vaccination teams,” CHCC said.
For efficient and safe movement within the MCATS, CHCC added, the public is invited to enter through the northern entrance to progress throughout the process southward toward the southern exit.
CHCC said the partnership with IT&E establishes a new call center to act as a one-stop shop for all persons interested in the Covid-19 vaccination.
The new call center consists of 15 agents and four management personnel and will be housed at IT&E’s Chalan Laulau customer service center.
CHCC said it entered this partnership with IT&E to leverage the telecommunications company’s expertise with operating call centers. The aim of the partnership is to efficiently register people for vaccinations and provide Covid-19 vaccine information, CHCC said.
Register online at https://www.vaccinatecnmi.com or call the Vaccinate CNMI call center at 682-SHOT (7468).
For more information about CHCC programs, please follow CHCC on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @cnmichcc, check out the CHCC website at www.chcc.gov.mp or call telephone number 234-8950.
In his recent e-newsletter, U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan reported that the CNMI “leads in vaccination rates. With 20 percent of the population fully vaccinated, the Northern Marianas is fifth among all states, territories, and freely associated states, as of March 25, according to the Centers for Disease Control [and Prevention].”
At the present rate, he added, “31,155 people in the Marianas could be fully vaccinated by the end of April. Notice has been received that 11,700 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are being shipped [this] week, bringing the total doses of Pfizer vaccine to 42,510. Each recipient needs two doses, 21 days apart for maximum effectiveness. The Marianas will also be receiving 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine in April for a total of 17,800 doses. Two doses are also required for Moderna to be effective. April will see the arrival of another 400 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine, bringing the total allocation to 1,000 doses. Vaccine distribution data for Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen is publicly available on CDC’s website.”
Photo by K-Andrea Evarose S. Limol
