90% of COVID deaths in city were unvaccinated

Iloilo City is inching closer towards herd immunity as almost 41% of its target population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The vaccination campaign is on full rollout as more than 90 percent of recent COVID fatalities were uninoculated persons.

From Jan. 1 to Sept. 18, 2021, the city has recorded 334 COVID-19 fatalities, including 303 unvaccinated individuals.

Meanwhile, active cases being monitored in the city totaled to 2,146.

Based on data from the City Health Office (CHO) as of September 17, 2021, a total of 213,144 Ilonggos have been fully vaccinated.

The more than 200,000 Ilonggos who received their full doses of Covid-19 vaccine translate to 40.60 percent of the overall target population of the Iloilo City government.

Out of the 213,144 individuals who have been fully vaccinated, 129,165 received two doses of Sinovac vaccines; 17,048 received AstraZeneca vaccines; 5,802 received Pfizer jabs; 31,129 were inoculated with Moderna; while 30,000 received the single shot of Janssen vaccines.

Close to 300,000 individuals received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines which is equivalent to 56.97% of the target population. A total of 163,244 received their first dose of Sinovac jabs; 64,579 were administered with AstraZeneca; 5,822 received Pfizer jabs; and 35,436 received Moderna.

The city aims to vaccinate 525,000, or 70% of the total population and an additional 100,000 individuals from neighboring province who work in the metro.

The Iloilo City government has recently expanded its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out by conducting barangay-based vaccination, door-to-door vaccination, and targeting specific areas such as public markets, establishments, and even subdivisions.

Every Thursday, the border controls in the city will be lifted and the city’s vaccination will be open to all whether they are pre-registered or not and whether they are from the city or province of Iloilo.

On Tuesday, the city also opened its vaccination roll-out to non-residents. A total of 2,660 individuals whether residents or non-residents of the city were inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines.

Mayor Jerry Treñas has reminded Ilonggos to have themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 amid the increasing number of cases.

“As we continue to conduct our vaccination efforts, the number of those getting protected is also increasing,” he said. (ERS)