The local government has decided to expand its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) mobile vaccination activities to accommodate the city’s vulnerable sector.

On Thursday, Vaccination Cluster head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said they are pushing to vaccinate more Dabawenyos through approaches that are more convenient for those who cannot go to designated vaccination hubs.

“Majority of the remaining unvaccinated individuals are senior citizens and children above 5 years and above,” she said.

She said despite the high number of vaccinated individuals in the city, they are still pushing to cover more individuals by including the vulnerable sector in its mobile vaccination activities.

“Senior citizens are part of the vulnerable population and the children 5 years old to 17 years old are a priority for vaccination,” she said.

To pursue an even larger vaccination coverage, mall vaccination sites for 5 to 11 years old and 12 years old and above population groups have been extended on Saturdays starting this week.

Villafuerte added that they are also preparing for the rollout soon of mobile vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old.

Data from the Vaccination Cluster showed that a total of 1,324,280 Dabawenyos have received their first doses, yet only 1,302,405 went on to get their second dose.

The data are 86.50 percent and 85.07 percent, respectively, of the 1,531,004 total population here.

The schedule for vaccination and their respective sites can be accessed through the official Facebook page of the Davao City Government.

On the other hand, Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser reiterated their call to unvaccinated Dabawenyos to get inoculated.

“Despite the low turnout of positive cases here, unvaccinated Dabawenyos are still at risk of getting infected,” she said through the Davao City Disaster Radio.

She said the virus persists in small numbers, emphasizing that the days when the city logged zero Covid-19 cases were inconsistent. (PNA)