ROXAS City – The city government brought vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) closer to the people in the island barangay of Olotayan on the first day of the National Vaccination Days yesterday.
Olotayan Island is one of the farthest barangays of the city.
“Mabudlay katama para sa pumoluyo nga magkadto sa syudad para magpabakuna gani ang aton mga vaccination frontliners na mismo ang nagtabok sa isla,” said Mayor Ronnie Dadivas.
He cited the vaccination frontliners for their sacrifices.
Olotayan is a 53-hectare island accessible via Barangay Banica. From there, the travel time to the island takes about 45 minutes to an hour by boat.
Fishing is the main livelihood of Olotayan’s residents.
The province of Capiz, including Roxas City, targets to vaccinate 133, 576 individuals in three days .
Roxas City alone hopes to vaccinate 3,000 residents per day.
As Nov. 27, 2021, 53,764 people or 43.13 percent of the city’s 124,666 target population have been completely vaccinated against COVID-19 while 95,061 more (or 76.25 percent) were waiting for their second dose to be deemed fully vaccinated, too./PN
