TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- In celebration of Bonifacio Day, the Tagbilaran City Government offered a drive-through vaccination against COVID-19 for tricycle drivers, public utility vehicle drivers, and private vehicles for senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) on Nov. 30 at the Tagbilaran City Hall Ground.

Tricycle driver Ricky Tabaranza, 47, from Pamaong Extention, said he is grateful for the city vaccination drive because of the ease of access offered to the drivers.

“Nindot kay di na me mag pila-pila sama sa mga malls. Diha ra gyud me bakunahan sakay sa among gi-drayban nga tricycle (It’s nice because we don’t need to go through the long lines unlike in the malls. We were just vaccinated inside our tricycle),” Tabaranza said.

The City Health Office (CHO) has also set up COVID-19 vaccination sites at the Island City Mall, Alturas Mall, and BQ Mall which were manned by 75 CHO employees and augmented by a 25-strong volunteer team for the three-day National Vaccination Days which started on Nov. 30.

Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell "Baba" Yap II, who personally inspected the vaccination sites, thanked the public for heeding the government’s call for hastened vaccination.

Tagbilaran City has been ranked first in Central Visayas and fourth among local government units nationwide outside Metro Manila in terms of vaccination rate.

The mayor attributed the high vaccination rate to the city’s vaccine information campaign.

Yap encouraged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reach herd immunity in the province, and assured that there is enough vaccines freely available.

Tagbilaran City has the highest administration rate against COVID-19 on the second day of the National Vaccination Days in Bohol on Nov. 30 with 3,805 vaccinees.

Around 36,693 Boholanos have been inoculated on the second day of the Bayanihan Bakunahan National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. (ECB/PIA7 Bohol)