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CITY OF LAOAG – The Department of Health praised the province of Ilocos Norte on Wednesday for having the country’s highest rate of older persons vaccinated against the coronavirus illness 2019 (Covid-19).

According to figures from the Provincial Health Office, more than 100 percent of the target population of senior citizens, or 68,237 elderly people, received the first and second doses of immunizations throughout the province.

In an interview on Wednesday, Dr. Josephine Ruedas, provincial health officer of Ilocos Norte, said they had not expected the distinction because they were having difficulty getting senior residents to be immunized at first.

During the Seal of Good Local Governance regional assessment held at the capitol auditorium on Wednesday, Ruedas and Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc received the award from the DOH, through the Department of the Interior and Local Government. In support of the national government’s vaccination rollout, the award came with a PHP10,000 gift certificate from SM Supermalls.

“Thank you to all of our colleagues in rural health units, local government units, and everyone else who has been crucial in encouraging our seniors to get vaccinated,” Ruedas added, urging the elderly to receive their third dosage of booster shots.

Booster doses, according to Ruedas, are required to maintain continued virus prevention.

To date, Ruedas revealed that just 30% of the total estimated population of 620,052 had received booster doses.

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