DOH Bicol mounts vax drive as COVID-19 cases rise
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has conducted “demand generation activities” to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the region logged increase of Covid-19 cases.
Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the activity is to inform the public on the importance of the Covid-19 vaccination.
“For the month of June at least 11,997 individuals from different provinces in the region availed the vaccination, and the campaign will be sustained by the Local government units (LGUs),” Bron said in interview on Thursday.
She said the demand generation activities were conducted in various schools in the municipalities that have low vaccination coverage for children aged 5 to 11 years old.
“During the activities for the month of June, a total of 11,997 individuals were vaccinated – 2,208 individuals from Albay; Camarines Sur – 5,372; Camarines Norte – 471; and Masbate – 3,946,” she added. Philippine News Agency
