ILOILO City – Those intending to avail themselves of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) must pre-register.
Starting today, vaccination centers will turn away people who have not pre-registered, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas.
“This is the precondition. Those with (vaccination) tickets but are unable to pre-register will not be accepted, too,” said Treñas.
There are registration sites in barangays and malls.
Also, individuals scheduled for vaccination but failed to show up will be moved to the bottom of the list.
“There are so many who want to be vaccinated. We need to be on time for our vaccination,” Treñas explained.
FULLY-VAXXED
Almost 25 percent of the target population in this southern city has been fully immunized against COVID-19 as of Aug. 6.
Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that 131,167 individuals completed their vaccination.
Of the number, 79,192 got Sinovac; 16,605 had AstraZeneca; and 5,370 were inoculated with Pfizer. There were also 30,000 who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine.
Iloilo City is targeting to vaccinate 525,000 individuals to achieve herd immunity.
As of Aug. 6, 35.77 percent or 187,807 individuals got their first dose of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines. Some 99,279 had Sinovac; AstraZeneca – 52,478; Pfizer – 5,390; and Moderna – 660.
Meanwhile, on Aug. 10, around 10,033 more Ilonggos were inoculated.
According to Treñas, 10,000 Ilonggos per day are expected to be vaccinated this week as more vaccines arrive.
ADDITIONAL VACCINES
Around 65,120 additional COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the city recently.
These included 50,120 doses of Moderna and 15,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines from the Department of Health.
“We are very happy to see that more people will be protected and we can finally recover from the devastating effects of the pandemic,” said Treñas./PN
