The City of Dumaguete has reported achieving a vaccination rate of 71.1 percent of residents for the COVID-19 vaccine.
In her report to the Mayor, City Health Officer Dr. Maria Sarah Talla said 68, 306 eligible residents of the target eligible population (96, 049 residents per DILG/DOH estimate) in Dumaguete City have already received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 jabs as of December 1.
These include the 66, 507 who got the 1st dose using Sinovac, Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Janssen, Sinopharm and Moderna and the 1, 799 who were vaccinated using the single dose Janssen jabs for a total of 68, 306 residents.
Three thousand sixteen (3, 016) eligible residents were vaccinated last Wednesday in the 3 vaccination sites at Robinson Mall, FU Gymnasium and Pulantubig Gymnasium.
Of the 68, 3066 eligible residents vaccinated with 116, 351 total doses: 2, 745 are medical frontliners or (A1); 8, 087 senior citizens (A2); 9, 154 persons with comorbidities (A3); 17, 513 frontline personnel (A4); 22, 978 indigents (A5), 5, 869 belonging to the Rest of the Adult Population and 1, 960 Pediatric (12-17 years old) were vaccinated based on the order of priority of the Department of Health.
Meanwhile, Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo led the lighting up of the community Christmas tree at the Manuel L. Quezon Park Friday attended by city officials and hundreds of excited citizens of all ages.
Remollo as that while we mourn the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, we also express our gratitude to the brave government workers and frontliners taking good care of those who are sick to nurse them back to health.
This year’s Pasko sa Dumaguete underscores the theme: Proclaiming Peace this Christmas!
The City also pays tribute to all the local artists and electricians and welders of the City Engineer’s Office who created the Christmas doves and other beloved symbols now mounted along the streets, Pantawan 2 People’s Park and the giant Christmas tree, which add color and life to the festivities.
Among the officials present are Vice-Mayor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino, Councilors Manuel Sagarbarria, Michael Bandal, Edgar Lentorio Jr., Lilani Ramon, Manuel Patrimonio, Liga ng mga Barangay President Dionie Amores, SK President Renz Macion, Calindagan Punong Barangay Maisaa Sagarbarria, Poblacion 8 Punong Barangay Maelyne Mariano, former Vice-Mayor Franklin Esmeña Jr., former Councilor Samuel Dicen, Retired General Rey Lyndon Lawas, Barangay and SK Officials and heads of the various departments in the city government. (PR)
