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10K add'l COVID-19 vax for Bohol announced

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TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 10 (PIA) – Amid the the alarming increase of deaths caused by COVID-19, Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go announced the delivery of 10,000 more vaccines to Bohol soon.  

The announcement was welcomed by local authorities in Bohol who have identified the lack of vaccine supplies arriving in Bohol as one of the challenges in the vaccination rollout in the province. 

About 10% of the Boholanos, or 102,511, have been vaccinated based on the latest data.

This includes those who have been given their initial doses as well as those who have completed their full vaccination, based on the report from the Provincial Health Office dated July 7.

Bohol has since received 142,830 free vaccines from the national government. 

With over 50 vaccination sites and each vaccination site capable of inoculating 150 persons daily, Bohol pegs the ideal minimum vaccination accomplishment at 7,500, with vaccination teams now getting used to a system that allows for faster operations, said Bohol Inter Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease Spokesperson Dr. Cesar Tomas Lopez.

Lopez, who is also the acting Provincial Health Officer, admitted that the lack of vaccines has kept Boholanos from getting vaccinated fast.

“For Bohol, some 10,000 vaccines would be sent by Secretary Carlito Galvez to allow Bohol to continue its vaccine rollout,” said Go. 

Go was in Bohol to assist the National Housing Authority in turning over certificates of awards to 100 units of row houses for the country’s servicemen in Sungculan Dauis.

The senator also reportedly proposed a P30,000 subsidy for the P240,000 housing projects of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Bureau of Corrections personnel.

Go appealed to Boholanos gathered at the Dauis Covered Gymnasium on July 9 to avail of the COVID-19 vaccination. 

“Salig intawon mo sa gobernor, salig mo sa bakuna, kay kini ra ang solusyon, ang susi para hinayhinay na kita nga makabalik sa atong pagpakabuhi nga normal (Please trust in the government, trust the vaccines because this is the only solution and the key to allow us to slowly return to our normal lives)," the senator told fisherfolks, farmers, rebel returnees, and mayors who gathered in the said gymnaisum for the assistance to individuals in crisis situations by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The senator also turned over mountain bikes, computer tablets, shoes, wristwatches, and P5 million Local Government Support Funds for Bohol’s towns. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)
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Sen. Christopher Go (L) giving a pair of rubber shoes to a beneficiary during his visit in Bohol on July 9. The senator also gave mountain bikes, computer tablets, vitamins, face masks, and face shields as well as food packs to program beneficiaries. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)

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