TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 2 (PIA) -- Nearly eight months into its vaccination rollout, Bohol has fully vaccinated 17.24% of its total population as of Oct. 27, 2021.

Based on the latest COVID-19 Vaccination Report which the Bohol Inter Agency Task Force (BIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease, two doses of the vaccines to give protection to residents against the viral disease have reached 240,430 residents.

BIATF, however, pegged a target population different from the recent census data which the Philippine Statistics Authority shared in its May 2020 census on population.

Instead of using 1,394,329 which is the general population in Bohol according to the PSA where 70% is at 976,030, the Bohol Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is still targeting 961,871, which is lower by 14,159 persons than the PSA data. 

Nevertheless, BIATF Spokesperson Dr. Cesar Tomas Lopez said the target population is not fixed and may yet increase anytime.

Using the OEC data shared by the BIATF, the current accomplishment rate would be 24.99%.

Until Oct. 27, the number of individuals given the initial anti-COVID vaccine is at 238,165 (17.08%). 

Using the EOC data, BIATF vaccination accomplishment for the initial dose comprises 24.76%.

With most of the two dose type vaccines needing 21 to 28 and even longer days between jabs in a month, Bohol should be able to accomplish nearly 35% of its general population.

The BIATF, using the EOC data, also said that to date, Bohol has received 740,932 doses of Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinopharm double dose vaccines and single dose Johnson and Johnsons.

As of Oct. 27, 478,595 of the vaccines have been administered, leaving Bohol with 262,337 vaccine doses on stockpile.

The government continues to urge adults especially senior citizens and persons with comorbidities to make use of the time to get to their nearest vaccination sites to avail of the free inoculations. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)