The City Health Officer and Puerto Princesa City COVID-19 Vaccination Council Chairman (PPC-COVAC) Ricardo Panganiban is optimistic that they will reach their goal of fully vaccinating 50,000 individuals before the end of September.
According to Dr. Panganiban, the current data of fully inoculated individuals in the city is now at 40,717 out of the target 201,000 to reach herd immunity, while the number of those who received their first jab is now at 58,481.
He also shared that they will go to each barangay to vaccinate more people.
“Nagpaplano nang ilapit sa mga barangay yung mga bakunahan para…kami na ang pupunta doon sa kanila at para sa kanila yun,” he said.
“Tuloy-tuloy yung sa Coliseum pero mag-i-schedule kami sa mismong mga barangay. Ngayong Friday [ay sa] Bakungan, sa Martes [ay sa] San Pedro, [at] sa Friday [ay sa] San Miguel [pupunta para magbakuna],” he added.
However, the only barangays they will go to are those with covered courts, and the rest will be in either malls or the City Coliseum.
“Kung saan po may covered court, doon po kami puwedeng pumunta. Ang problema hindi lahat ng barangay may covered court, ‘yung pipiliin lang po naming ‘yung may covered court. Then, ‘yung mga adjoining barangays [ay] pupunta na lang doon. ‘Yung San Pedro po siyempre [doon sa] Coliseum. ‘Yung San Manuel siyempre [sa] Robinson, nasa San Manuel ‘yun. Halimbawa, Brgy Maningning, malapit man sila sa NC dito na lang tayo sa NC,” Dr. Panganiban explained.
Meanwhile, the city government is anticipating 2 more deliveries of vaccines; one from the national government and another from the AstraZeneca manufacturer, where the LGU has procured 200,000 doses.
“’Yung sa LGU purchased, nag-eexpect po tayo ng more or less mga close to 20,000 na doses na darating… ‘Yung sa national, walang number ‘yan talaga eh. Basta magpapadala lang’ yan pero aasa po tayo na marami-rami ang mapapadala sa atin since yung National Capital Region medyo malaki-laki na yung coverage nila.”
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