May 14, 2021
THE Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among senior citizens (Group A2 in the vaccination prioritization) in Central Visayas has improved, the Department of Health (DOH) 7 reported.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 spokesperson, said as of Thursday, May 13, a total of 606,444 senior citizens in the region had already registered for the Covid-19 vaccination program.
This is about 30,000 more than the number of registered senior citizens on April 20, which was only 572,626, said Loreche in a press briefer on Friday, May 14.
Majority of the individuals who registered for vaccination are from Cebu Province (168,832), Bohol (155,918) and Negros Oriental (128,025).
Of the registered individuals, 22,499 elderly have already received the Covid-19 vaccine.