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2.5M persons boosted vs. Covid-19 thru PinasLakas drive
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The number of boosted individuals represents 10.73 percent of the 23,840,032 target for the general population. (PNA file photo by Gil Calinga)
MANILA – The PinasLakas campaign has vaccinated 30,363 senior citizens and administered first booster doses to 2,558,086 individuals as of September 14.
In an online forum, Department of Health Public Operations Center Division Chief, Dr. Carmela Granada, said the number of fully vaccinated elderly is only 2.83 percent of the 1,074,110 target for the age group.
The number of boosted individuals represents 10.73 percent of the 23,840,032 target for the general population.
“By the end of 2022, our goal is to reach 70 percent of the total population in order to provide immunity to a majority of our community and to protect the population who cannot protect themselves. So, this 70 percent coverage is equivalent to 78.1 million Filipinos,” Granada said.
There are 72,810,132 or 93.23 percent fully vaccinated Filipinos and 18,658,487 or 23.89 boosted individuals to date, she added.
Citing data on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases seen in health facilities from July 1 to September 11, Granada urged those yet to receive their primary series of Covid-19 jabs to get inoculated.
Of the 37,025 Covid-19 cases recorded for that period, about 44 percent were not fully vaccinated.
“About 8.11 percent of those not fully vaccinated became severe or critical, 9.47 percent resulted in death, almost twice versus the fully vaccinated,” Granada said.
She noted that fully vaccinated individuals were among the Covid-19 cases admitted to the health facilities but only 5.98 percent of them became severe or critical and only 4.59 percent resulted in death.
Jarry Himang Egang
September 15, 2022 at 7:42 PM
Ipinapakita lang ng datus na ito na marami pa din ang ginustong mag pa booster para maproteksyonan at di mahawahan ng nAkamamatay na sakit.Halos lahat sa atin ngayon ay mga fully vaccinated na at nakapagpa Booster na din laban sa Covid19 pero meron pa ding iilan na ayaw pa rin magpa vaccine dahil nAtatakot sa magiging epekto o side effect ng mga Covid19 vaccine sa kanilang katawan at kalusugan.Kaya patuloy pa rin tayong hinihikayat ng ating Gobyerno na magpabakuna para magkaroon tayo ng proteksyon at para makaiwas na rin sa Covid19 at para mapigilan ang pagtaas ng kaso ng Covid dito sa atin.Maliban sa mga vaccine na ito makakaiwas tayo sa banta ng Covid19 kung magiging responsable at maingat tayo sa ating katawan at kalusugan.Sumunod na lang tayo sa mga ipinapatupad na health and safety protocols dahil para sa kaligtasan at kapakanan nating lahat ang ginagawa ng ating gobyerno lalo na ang mga frontliners.