Covid-19 vax drive resumes in NegOcc typhoon-hit areas

The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination campaign has resumed in some areas of southern Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette.

As of Thursday, inoculation was being conducted in identified villages in Kabankalan and Sipalay cities, as well as Ilog and Cauayan municipalities.

Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the Provincial Health Office continues to focus on the vaccination campaign, delivering vaccines where power is available and freezers are functioning.

By the end of December 2021, about 1.1 million residents of Negros Occidental have been vaccinated with at least one dose against Covid-19, representing 60.37 percent of the target population.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson emphasized the importance of reaching herd immunity to protect the population from the threat posed by variants like Omicron.