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3-day national vax drive seen to boost jabbing in IP areas

TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte, Nov. 29 (PIA) ---  The three-day national vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” is seen to  boost the percentage of vaccinated individuals especially in areas of low vaccination rates.   Davao del Norte Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Alfredo Lacerona was optimistic that the vaccination rate in the Municipality of Talaingod would  ramp up as he noted the huge influx to Sto Nino Gymnasium of individuals interested to  get jabbed. The Municipal Health Office is targeting to vaccinate 8,000 Talaingod residents at the close of the 3-day vaccination drive on December 1 This may be seen as just a minimal target compared to other towns but this figure is  seen as a key to hitting the 70 percent herd immunity in Talaingod with only 30,000 population, mostly Ata-Manobo indigenous peoples (IPs). Municipal Health Office (MHO) data showed that from the start of vaccination campaign up to November this year, only a total of 2,652 were fully vaccinated while 3,