VAXXED. A resident of Sagay City receives the Covid-19 vaccine in October last year. By the end of December, about 1.1 million residents of Negros Occidental have been vaccinated with at least one dose, data from the provincial government released on Monday (Jan. 3. 2022) showed.(File photo courtesy of Sagay City Information and Tourism Office) BACOLOD CITY - Some 1.1 million residents of Negros Occidental have been vaccinated with at least one dose against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by the end of December 2021, data released by the provincial government on Monday showed. The number represents 60.37 percent of the 1.825 million target population for vaccination. About 761,000 are already fully vaccinated, including those who availed of the single-dose Janssen. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the province's Covid-19 vaccination efforts continue to level up with the arrival of massive vaccine supplies in the province. "With or without (the Omicron variant threat),
Capitol employees and department heads join Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz in welcoming 2022 with a thanksgiving mass at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City Richard Malihan photo
BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government will honor the healthcare workers, local government unit (LGU) response teams, and institutions who have played major roles in the province's fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in this year's Cinco de Noviembre rites. The list of the Outstanding Negrense awardees released on Thursday includes the Covid-19 response teams in all 31 cities and municipalities, Hospital Operations Department, Provincial Health Office, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division, Information and Communications Technology Division, and Mambukal Resort. Others include the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine Red Cross Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson intends to recognize the collective efforts of the teams who were at the