CAPIZ – As of May 25, only 487 residents of this province have so far received second booster shots of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to the Provincial Health Office, this is 0.07 percent of the target population which is 820,940.
The “twice-boosted” Capiznons were from the following towns:
* Pontevedra – 18
* President Roxas – 11
* Sigma – 12
* Dumarao, Pilar, Mambusao – two each
* Dao, Panitan, Tapaz – one each
Roxas City, on the other hand, had 429 residents who got “boosted” twice.
The national government started rolling out second booster shots for the immunocompromised, regardless of which priority sector they belong to, followed by healthcare workers and the elderly or senior citizens.
On the other hand, the number of Capiznons who got their first booster doses have reached 53,610 while those who already completed their initial vaccination reached 509,191./PN