SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 200 vials of the Sinovac vaccines were transported by the Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) to the island municipality of Caluya on April 28 to kick off the inoculation of its frontline health workers and senior citizens against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The island municipality of Caluya is in the northernmost part of Antique and is 17 nautical miles away from the Libertad Port.
According to Irene Dulduco, information officer of the IPHO, Caluya was the last local government unit (LGU) out of the 18 municipalities in Antique to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers and senior citizens.
The vaccination for frontline healthcare workers in other municipalities started on March 10.
Mayor Rigil Kent Lim got his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on April 29 at the Caluya Gymnasium.
“I made a commitment to the Caluyanhons that I would get the vaccine in Caluya. I encourage everyone to do the same,” said Lim.
Dulduco said the vaccination for the seniors in Antique started on April 21 in San Jose followed by 15 other LGUs the next day and then San Remigio on April 26.
To date, 3,901 individuals composed of senior citizens, health workers, and barangay health emergency response teams (BHERTs) have availed of their first dose.
Some 3,609 were vaccinated using Sinovac and 292 with AstraZeneca.
Dulduco added that 795 health workers, including those in barangays, were administered with the second dose of Sinovac from April 8 up until April 27. (PNA)
