KALIBO, Aklan – Gov. Florencio Miraflores recently received his second dose of CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccine, making him now fully vaccinated.
Miraflores, a senior citizen, got his first dose of the vaccine on May 3 at the ABL Sports Complex, and his second dose on May 31.
The governor was joined by the following town mayors who also received their second dose: Batan’s Rodell Ramos, Tangalan’s Gary Fuentes, Numancia’s Jeserel Templonuevo, Ibajay’s Jose Enrique Miraflores, Makato’s Abencio Torres, Lezo’s Mary Lenette Fernandez, and Madalag’s Alfonso Gubatina.
The Provincial Health Office-Aklan targets to inoculate 70 percent of 12,576 front liners and healthcare workers belonging in A1 eligible priority group and 55,362 in A2 (senior citizens).
Department of Health Region 6 data as of June 14 showed Aklan with 874 active cases, 2,199 cases that recovered, and 59 who died.
Vaccination has been shown to contribute to reducing deaths and severe illness from COVID-19, and to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
Vaccinating as many people as possible and reducing the spread of disease is important, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Safe and effective vaccines are a game-changing tool: but for the foreseeable future, according to WHO, people must continue wearing masks, cleaning hands, ensuring good ventilation indoors, physically distancing and avoiding crowds.
Being vaccinated does not mean people can throw caution to the wind and put their and others at risk, stressed WHO, particularly because research is still ongoing into how much vaccines protect not only against disease but also against infection and transmission./PN
