Elderly gets 2nd booster shot. Photo by Ernie Esconde
SAMAL, Bataan — Senior citizens in this province on Friday started receiving their second booster dose or the fourth shot of vaccine against the coronavirus disease.
In Samal where vaccination took place at a big covered court adjacent to the public market, those aged 60 and above were only required to present their inoculation card to show that they were vaccinated with the first booster shot not less than three months ago.
Mario Parapara, 78, and wife Lilia, 76, of Barangay Lalawigan were among the first senior citizens who registered and got the fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine brand.
“Second booster na. Ok naman wala namang problema. Nakakatulong at saka recommended yan ng DOH at FDA,” Parapara answered when asked why he has to take the second booster dose.
The couple had their first booster shot four months ago.
Aside from senior citizens, the Samal inoculation site also attended to the vaccination of five to 11 years old, 12–17 years old, and 18 years old and above for their first and second regular doses.
Meanwhile, latest data gathered from the provincial health office showed that 1,401,660 vaccine doses have already been administered in Bataan, including 167,360 booster doses given to the general adult population.
Of the target population of 689,786 individuals, 86.48% or 601,525 are fully vaccinated. Those who have received the first dose totaled 632,537.
