The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force reiterated its call on Tuesday for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities to have their booster shots, warning that severe symptoms could result in death. Know more:
DAVAO CITY—The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force reiterated its call on Tuesday for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities to have their booster shots, warning that severe symptoms could result in death.
In a meeting on Monday, the vaccination cluster reported that the city logged a total of 1,361,872 first dose vaccinations as of September 16, which is 102.60 percent of the target population of 1,327,323 .Amid the declaration on the voluntary use of face masks outdoors, the Davao City Covid Task Force cautioned Dabawenyos not to be complacent.
“With the voluntary wearing of face masks, we have a responsibility towards ourselves and each other. If the parameters are open and not controlled, please know what is risky or not,” Schlosser said. Meanwhile, of the 1,339,776, who got their first doses, 311,993 or 43.3 percent received their first booster shots.In the A2 population age group , only 41.9 percent out of the 107,775 fully vaccinated have taken their first booster shots, while only 13.87 percent received their second booster shots.
In a media briefing, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said current data may still show 200 confirmed deaths per day due to delay in reporting. “We have been transparent on this, we tell you that there are delays in our reporting of deaths because deaths are still being validated on the ground,” she said.
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