Central Visayas top performer in vaccine drive

CEBU, Philippines —  Central Visayas ranked third among regions nationwide in the most jabs administered on the first day of the three-day Bayanihan, Bakunahan National Vaccination Days after posting 190,250 total jabs.

On the first day, 163,438 got their first dose in Central Visayas while 25,510 got their second.

Calabarzon led the tally of most jabs given at 353,140, followed by Central Luzon with 299,487.

The Visayas Vaccination Operation Center also reported many vaccinees on the second day, but data was still not available as of this writing.

For Metro Cebu alone, it has achieved 95% of its total daily target doses after it administered 87,819 doses.

Cebu City broke the adjusted target doses of over 22,000 doses, and has accomplished 97% of its original target doses of 32,000 after administering 31,315 total doses.

Cebu City had the most number of doses administered on the first day at 27,705 for the first dose, 2,867 for the second dose, and 743 for booster shots.

The likes of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Consolacion, however, have achieved more than their targets.

Mandaue, which has been leading in the vaccination efforts in Cebu, was able to add up 6,221 more individuals for first dose, 2,621 for second dose, and 204 for booster shots.

Lapu-Lapu, on the other hand, was able to administer 13,461 total doses, 11,903 of which were first doses.

Consolacion and Liloan

Consolacion, for its part, had 6,429 jabs, 6,288 of which were first doses.

The town of Consolacion has surpassed its daily target of vacinees on the first day of the Bayanihan Bakunahan, Covid 19 National Vaccination Day.

Consolacion was able to vaccinate 6, 429 individuals on November 29, achieving 104% from its target of 6, 180 numbers a day.

Consolacion Mayor Joannes Alegado was elated of the high turnout of the vaccination.

“Nalipay kaayo ta nga ang katawhan nisanong gayud sa panawagan nga mag pa bakuna.  We expect nga sa holiday daghan gihapon ang mag pa bakuna. Wala na kitay igong personnel sa pagka karon alang mag dugang ug bagong vaccination site. Karon aduna na kitay lima gikan sa duha ka sites,” Alegado said in a post on the LGU’s Facebook page.

Consolacion has five vaccination sites located at the municipal gym for the barangays of Pulpogan, Danglag, Tolotolo, Sacsac, Cabangahan, Pob. Occidental and Oriental; Sm Consolacion for Barangay  Cansaga, Lamac, Casili, Jugan, Nangka and Tugbongan; Tayud Elementary Gym for Barangay Tayud; Barangay Garing Gym for mountain Barangays Lanipga, Panas, Polog, Panoypoy and Garing and Mendero Hospital for the residents in Barangay Pitogo and Tilhaong.

In Liloan, the municipal government was able to administer 3,668 doses on the first day of the national vaccination drive. According to the municipal health office, this number is almost double the regular count of inoculations per day.

As of November 29, the town of Liloan was able to administer a total of 80,962 doses of vaccines since the start of the inoculation in the town. This includes vaccination on adults, pediatric and senior citizens.

The first day tally for the other LGUs in Metro Cebu saw Talisay with 8,165 doses administered, Naga with 3,165, Minglanilla with 4,776, Cordova with 2,865, and Liloan with 3,668.

Security

Meanwhile, police continue to beef up security near the vaccination sites to address possible crime and untoward incidents.

Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Police Station 2 personnel secured the vaccination site in Robinsons Cybergate, wherein a light commotion happened following the influx of individuals who wanted to be vaccinated Monday morning.

Police Major Armando Labora, station commander, said there was also light commotion on the second day.

“Dili lang gyud siguro magkasinabtananay kay daghan man gud nagpa-vaccine karon,” said Labora.

Labora said the commotion was triggered when the individuals didn't clearly understand where they would line up.

But he added it was immediately controlled since there were several police personnel deployed in the area, along with force multipliers under the Task Force Kasaligan.

There are five vaccination sites under the jurisdiction of the police station. Labora assessed that the site in Robinson Cybergate was observed to have the most influx of individuals since it is located at the center of the city.

“Sa linya, naay nag walk-in,wala nagpa-register, very common nga misunderstanding basta daghan og tawo ba. Naay uban sa pwesto nga naay mosingit (on the lines),” said Labora.

There are three police personnel deployed to man the vaccination site. There is also a mobile patrol on standby and five members of Task Force Kasaligan.

Labora also admitted that there were times that the situation could get out of control which resulted in compromising the minimum health standard protocols.

“Naa gyuy usahay ma-violate tungod na sa kadaghan usahay bitaw pero gipaningkamotan nato nga mahan-ay gyud. Dira sa gawas gyud anaay magsikit-sikit, pero sulod mahan-ay na kay naa namay bangko, pero diri sa gawas atong paningkamotan nga dili gyud ta magpasingit,” said Labora.

Labora appealed to the public to also check with other vaccination sites to avoid getting into the long lines that may cause another commotion. — Iris Hazel M. Mascardo, Le Phyllis F. Antojado,  Decemay P. Padilla, JMD (FREEMAN)