ILOILO – This province administered anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shots to 26,500 residents in its “Bulig Bakuna,” a village-based vaccination campaign.
Between Sept. 7 and Nov. 3, here’s the breakdown of recipients from various local government units (LGUs): Pototan (4,429), Santa Barbara (6,365), Tigbauan (573), Anilao (239), Badiangan (486), Cabatuan (1,684), Calinog (166), Dueñas (716), Leon (3,159), Miag-ao (1,160), New Lucena (1,470), Oton (1,567), and Pavia (4,452).
The figures could still increase as more people queue in barangay vaccination sites, said Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, head of the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
“Bringing the vaccines to the barangays is advantageous to residents because they do not have to travel to vaccination sites and risk being exposed to COVID-19,” said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
Santa Barbara town was the first town-recipient of the village-based inoculation.
Quiñon encourages LGUs with low vaccination turnout and high active coronavirus cases to coordinate with the PHO.
As of Oct. 31, data showed these towns had low vaccination accomplishment:
* Estancia – 23 percent of the 36,320 total target population
* Carles – 26 percent of the 50,994 total target population
* San Enrique – 29 percent of the 25,369 total target population
* Maasin – 29 percent of the 27,623 total target population
* Ajuy – 31 percent of the 39,105 total target population
* Tigbauan – 31 percent of the 46,917 total target population
* Leon – 31 percent of the 37,315 total target population
*Calinog – 32 percent of the 45,199 total target population
* San Rafael – 32 percent out of the 12,369 total target population
* Igbaras – 32 percent out of the 23,948 total target population
* Passi City – 33 percent out of the 60,260 total target population./PN
