399-K get anti-Covid-19 vaccines in Cordillera

By Liza Agoot 

BAGUIO CITY – The anti-Covid-19 vaccination in the Cordillera Administration Region is on with 399,431 individuals inoculated in the region as of August 2.
    Based on the latest data of the Dept. of Health-CAR, the vaccines were administered to priority groups A1 to A5.
    A total of 191,619 have received their first dose while 207,812 have completed their vaccine doses.
    The DOH-CAR said the region received Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Gamaleya, Pfizer, and Janssen vaccines.
    Regional director Araceli San Jose of the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)- Cordillera, has urged local government units (LGUs) to always consider the safety and convenience of both the health workers and the vaccinees during torrential rains and flooding.
    As of August 3, the health services office here, in a post on its official social media account on Wednesday, said the city has vaccinated 177,097 individuals with 79,478 being fully vaccinated, including those who were jabbed with the single-dose Janssen vaccine.    
    With a population of some 370,000. City Mayor Benjamin Magalong hopes to attain herd immunity before the end of 2021. -- PNA