ILOILO CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV-CHD) launched here, July 26,  the "PINASLAKAS" to reach more individuals for COVID-19 shots.

DOH 6 aims to reach more than 1.6 million eligible individuals for their booster doses against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) across Western Visayas within the first 100 days of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. 

PINASLAKAS, the government-revitalized vaccination drive to ramp-up vaccination acceptance, also targets around 97,000 senior citizens for their primary series vaccines. 

priority group, is declining and boosters are slowest since the start of the campaign. 

To date, Pulmones said that only 76.81% or 564,663 of the targeted 735,157 senior citizens in the region have been fully vaccinated while booster coverage stands at 12.16% or only 788,183 of the targeted 6.4 million. 

“We all know that primary series coverage among senior citizens and booster doses of the eligible population are critical in maintaining the country’s wall of immunity,” she said. 

health offices to the municipal and city health officials and barangay health workforce for their relentless efforts to vaccinate their people as she reiterated the DOH's call for their continued support in the campaign.

“We hope that more of our partners, both from the government and private sectors, will be inspired anew and stand united to help promote and advocate for COVID-19 vaccination and booster,” added Pulmones. 

On the other hand, some 235 have registered, including the learners and parents from the Philippine Science High School, to avail of the vaccination and booster doses offered during the launching activity at Robinsons Place Jaro . (JBG/laf/PIA6-Iloilo)