Report from the Vaccination Cluster shows Dabawenyos who received anti-COVID vaccines reached a total of 2,401,674. Of this number, 1,237,997 city residents received their first dose and 1,163,677 for the second dose.
In a report from the City Information Office (CIO), the city, however noted a slow turn out of booster vaccination with only 49,215 Dabawenyos who availed of the third jab as an added layer of protection against COVID-19 infection.
According to the city’s COVID-19 Task Force spokesman Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the booster is another layer of protection and this will not hurt, especially that the city is anticipating a surge and the arrival of a variant with massive spread because Omicron, although milder, can have exponential spread.
Schlosser earlier reported that the city is already fast-tracking requests for more vaccine allocation for booster vaccination for those who opt to have a heterologous booster.
Schlosser emphasized the need for unvaccinated individuals to get vaccinated as soon as possible citing studies that vaccination could mitigate the progression of the infection to severe and critical cases.
“If you are not vaccinated there is a big possibility that it will progress into severe and critical conditions,” she said.
Based on the December 31 data of the Department of Health (DOH) approximately 90 percent of those who got positive in Davao Region that were listed as severe to a critical case are those who are unvaccinated.
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