THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) revealed that a total of 4,744,896 individuals in the region have already received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose.

Dr. Van Phillip Baton, medical coordinator for emerging and reemerging infectious disease of the DOH 7, said the number represents 83.16 percent of the total 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals from the four provinces in the region.

The 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals comprise 70 percent of the total population of the entire Central Visayas.

Of the four provinces, Siquijor has the highest percentage of jabs administered with 105.92 percent or 76,601 of the targeted 72,317 individuals, followed by Bohol with 83.65 percent or 803,258 of the targeted 960,029 individuals, Cebu with 73.11 percent or 1,705,279 of the 2,332,447 targeted individuals, and Negros Oriental with 65.71 percent or 654,939 of the targeted 996,750 individuals.

Meanwhile, the three highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu have already vaccinated more than 100 percent of their population.

Based on the records of the DOH 7 as of August 15, 2022, Cebu City has 780,381 vaccinated individuals, which comprise 106.58 percent of the targeted 732,233 individuals; Lapu-Lapu City has 323,900 vaccinated individuals, representing 117.31 percent of its targeted 379,976 individuals; and Mandaue City has 344,462 vaccinated individuals or 119.68 percent vaccination rate, surpassing its target of vaccinating 287,816 individuals.

For the A2 population or senior citizens aged 60 and above, Central Visayas only administered jabs to 406,598 individuals or 60 percent of its targeted population of 677,106, which failed to meet the DOH's desired target of 85 percent.

Only 26,329 of the targeted 2,112,241 A2 population were inoculated during the first 100 days of administering the first booster shots.

The DOH 7 also targeted around 202,409 senior citizens for the first booster shots on the first 100 days, but only 725 showed up.

For minors ages 12 to 17, only 10,451 or 1.64 percent availed themselves of first booster shots out of the 651,704 targeted population.

For those aged 18 to 59, only 701,682 were inoculated with first booster shot or 20.20 percent of the 3,583,188 targeted individuals. (PAC, TPT)