ZAMBOANGA CITY - A total of 1,218,205 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine have so far been administered in this city since the vaccination rolled out in March 2021, the city health office (CHO) reported Friday. Of the total doses administered, the CHO said 620,345 were for the first dose, while the remaining 597,860 were for the second dose. The CHO data showed that the majority of those partially vaccinated are front-liners in the essential sector who fall under the A4 priority group with 160,021. The rest are the following: workers in front-line health services (A1), 19,206; senior citizens (A2), 51,787; individuals with comorbidity (A3), 70,704; indigents (A5), 113,045; rest of the population (ROP), 113,420; pediatrics with comorbidity (12-17 years old), 1,760; and, rest of the pediatric population (ROPP), 90,402. The A4 priority group also comprised the majority of fully vaccinated individuals with 151,481, according to the CHO. The remaining fully vaccinated i
WALK-IN VACCINATION. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, Zamboanga City Health Officer (standing), interacts with residents who wait for their turn to be inoculated during her visit Sunday (Nov. 21, 2021) at the Integrated Bus Terminal walk-in vaccination center. Data released by the City Health Office on Monday (Nov. 22) showed that 252,846 individuals have already been fully vaccinated in this city. (Photo courtesy of City Hall Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A total of 252,846 individuals belonging to different priority groups have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Sunday, November 21, in this city. Data the City Health Office (CHO) released Monday showed that they represent 36.39 percent of the target eligible population of 694,696. The data showed that the majority of those who are fully vaccinated were essential workers in the A4 priority group numbering to 79,858. Next are the 66,930 individuals with comorbidity who belong to the A3 pri