2 mayors eye completion of Covid vaccination by Nov
LARK FREEPORT – As local government units all over prepare for the possible spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19, two leading cities in Metro Clark area have ramp up vaccination and may reach completion by November this year.
CIn Mabalacat City, Mayor Crisostomo Garbo announced in his State of the City Address that the target herd immunity may be attained by late October or early November.
“I am hopeful that Mabalacat City will reach the target herd immunity as long as the supply of vaccines keeps coming,” he said in his speech.
He said that about 50,000 resident have been vaccinated already as of Tuesday last week. He also announced that he expects delivery this week of another 35,000 doses committed by Sec. Vince Dizon, deputy chief implementer against COVID-19.
The city has a population of 293,244 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Household of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Its target herd immunity level is pegged at 60 percent of the residents or a total of 174,000 Mabalaquenos. Its daily jabs now reaches 3,000 per day.
Under its Covid 19 Response and Integrated System (CRIS) Program, the city makes use of new modalities in the detection and treatment of against the virus. It utilizes the cinemas at SM Clark and other city buildings as vaccination centers.
For his part, Mayor Carmelo Lazatin of Angeles City also expects completion by November for 80 percent of its 465,000 population.