As the vaccine rollout continues in the Province of Palawan, the Provincial Government through the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has inoculated at least 7,600 medical frontliners in the province. This means that 80% of people under the A1 category have received either SinoVac or AstraZeneca vaccine.
“Majority sa ating A1 category ay nabigyan na ng second dose, so nasa more than 80% from the 9,500 medical fromtliners. Ngayon po ang ating mga munisipyo ay tulo-tuloy po sa pagbabakuna sa mga A2 category (Senior Citizens) and hopefully matapos kaagad para maka-proceed na tayo sa A3 category (Persons with Comorbidities)” – Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Faye Labrador explained.
The Provincial Health Officer added that response from A2 (Senior Citizens) and A3 (Persons with Comorbidities) categories have been positive. Most of them showed intention and interest to be inoculated based on their response to surveys and initial registration conducted by the PHO.
“Actually po mas maganda ang response ng ating mga senior citizens compared noong nagsisismula pa tayo with A1 category (medical frontliners). Maraming senior citizens ang gustong magpabakuna at marami na din ang mga nabakunahan sa mga munisipyo.” – Labrador stressed.
PHO also reported that they have not recorded serious side effects from the recipients of the vaccines.
“With the completion ng kanilang doses, so far mas maganda ang response ng ating mga frontliners. Wala tayong na-encounter na adverse effects except sa simpleng lagnat.” Labrador said.
As of press time, the provincial government is in full swing to transfer vaccines from the central cold chain storage facility down to the municipalities as part of the rollout program of the national government for individuals under A1 and A2 categories who have not yet received the vaccine against COVID-19.