Ilocos Norte info drive ups Covid vaccine acceptance

By Edison Justin B. Deus

Dr. Norman Rabago, the task force’s head consultant bared this saying Ilocos Norte’s level of acceptance of the vaccine at present is estimated at 60 percent.
    His team of medical professionals had been conducting discussions with public and private institutions to increase the figure.
    They kept track of the level of acceptance of each group with a batch having recorded 40% pre-discussion acceptance and  increasing to 100% after being informed of the importance of immunization.
    The head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag and leaders of other religious groups; the Departments of Interior and Local Government and Education, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection; Ilocos Norte Medical Society, Philippine College of Physicians, Philippine Nurses Association, and Philippine Red Cross; members of the press and local government units and community leaders including medical professionals, were tapped to take part in information drive and facilitate the actual vaccination.
    The last leg of mock vaccination of the Task Force Salun-at was concluded in Pagudpud town Monday.
    Previously, the municipality of Solsona and cities of Batac and Laoag hosted vaccination simulation in the east, south, and central districts, respectively.