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Roque, Galvez to bring solutions to Iloilo City’s Covid woes
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas urged the national government to send more COVID-19 vaccines due to a surge in cases and low vaccination rate.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. will visit Iloilo City next week to address the city's concerns regarding surging COVID-19 cases and vaccine supply.
The city faces issues with a lack of vaccines, medical personnel, medicines, and equipment, as well as a significant unpaid bill from PhilHealth to local hospitals.
In a previous agreement on June 21, Iloilo City was scheduled to receive 11,700 doses of Pfizer and 20,000 doses of Sinovac on June 22, with an additional 50,000 doses of Sinovac expected the following week.
As of June 22, Iloilo City had administered 37,451 first doses and 8,331 second doses, with only 1.85% of its target population fully vaccinated.
Hospitals in Iloilo City were operating at 90-100% occupancy for COVID-19 beds prior to the recent vaccine arrivals.
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