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BACOLOD CITY - Vaccination teams in Negros Occidental continue their efforts to reach more senior citizens to get protected against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the coverage rate among the province's elderly population remains at only more than 50 percent. As of Thursday, data of the Department of Health-Western Visayas (DOH-6) showed merely 134,218 Negrenses in the 60 and above age group have been fully vaccinated out of 269,602 target individuals. Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said although the vaccination coverage rate in Negros Occidental has already reached 71 percent of the target population, the number of vaccinees among senior citizens is still low. "The number one reason is still hesitancy. We lack in terms of advocacy. We cannot make the elderly population understand (the need for vaccination). They are saying they don't go out and their children are also saying the elders just stay at home," he told reporters. Tumimbang said sin

Negros occidentalPhilippines generalErnell tumimbangDepartment of healthHealth western visayasProvincial administrator rayfrando diazAlert levelInter agency task forceEmerging infectious diseasesBacolod city vaccination teams in negros occidental continue their efforts to reach more senior citizens get protected against coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 as the coverage rate among province 39s elderly population remains at only than 50 percent of thursdayAta of the department health western visayas doh 6 showed merely 134218 negrenses in the 60 and above age group have been fully vaccinated out of 269602 target individuals dr ernell tumimbangProvincial health officerAid although the vaccination coverage rate in negros occidental has already reached 71 percent of target populationHe number of vaccinees among senior citizens is still low quot the one reason hesitancy we lack in terms advocacy cannot make elderly population understand need for vaccination they are saying don 39t go out and their children also elders just stay at home