KALIBO, Aklan – Among the eligible population in the province of Aklan, 144,791 have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of Nov. 7, data from the Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas showed.
Aklan started its vaccination program in March. It identified 427,664 persons as eligible for it.
The provincial government wants to vaccinate 70 percent of its target population by the end of December this year.
This month, the province entered a new phase in its vaccination drive, with more than 600 children aged 17 and below, regardless of their health conditions, vaccinated with at least one dose of Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccination site, Aklan Sports Complex, also accepts walk-ins.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Aklan has reported over 12,600 COVID-19 cases with 322 deaths./PN