Tinglayan LGU bids for herd immunity

Tinglayan, Kalinga – The municipal government of Tinglayan is targeting at least 70 percent of its total population to be inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine as they aim to attain herd immunity ensuring protection from the virus.

Municipal Health Office data as of 2020 shows that the total population of Tinglayan is 13,654, meaning the LGU has about 9,500 residents to vaccinate.

“We are hoping to reach at least 70% percent target of Tinglayan’s population to be vaccinated or to be immunized ta kailangan tayu talaga because we believe that for us to be able to protect our citizens or constituents in the municipality, they should be inoculated,” Mayor Sacrament Gumilab said in a statement.

Gumilab believes it is the best thing to do to control spread of the disease from person to person, protecting the remaining 30% who have not received the vaccine. The Mayor likewise hopes that they will return to their normal lives going about their usual activities.

With the goal, the mayor has appealed to his constituents to receive whatever vaccine which is available.

“Kadagituy kakailyak nga taga Tinglayan, daytuy vaccination ket na-design tapnu protektaran na ti umili iti Pilipinas, mainayun kayu nga constituent dituy Tinglayan. Daytuy vaccine ti the best nga armas tayu tapnu ma-protektaran tayu dagiti bagbagai tayu ken iti pamilya tayu, isu (nga) kailangan tayu nga agpa-vaccine,” Gumilab said.

Update on vaccination

Tinglayan LGU has already vaccinated 100 senior citizens for the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, May 24, 2021, aside from the second dose of Sinovac jabs given to 73 priority individuals last week.

Larae Lactao of the Municipal Information Office of Tinglayan said AstraZeneca vaccination shall continue as another three vials of the vaccine were delivered to the municipality.

“Idi Monday morning ket nagited ti DOH ti additional nga 3 vials isu ti ibakuna amin kuma ti MHO tatta nga aldaw ta nu haan ket maisubli iti DOH,” she said.

The vials of vaccine shall accommodate 30 priority individuals: the senior citizens.

Tinglayan Municipality has about 1,091 elderly persons eligible for the AstraZeneca jabs.

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