BACOLOD City – A total of 2,335 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) have been inoculated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of Oct. 25.
Data from NOCPPO showed the figure was more than 98 percent of the 2,373 personnel. It was not indicated how many were fully vaccinated.
In a virtual press briefing, Lieutenant Abegael Donasco, NOCPPO spokesperson, said the remaining 38 unvaccinated personnel have signed waivers which they forwarded to the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6).
“Some have comorbidities while others are either pregnant or lactating mothers, but the number will still decrease as four of them are already scheduled for vaccination by the end of October,” said Donasco.
All vaccinated police personnel availed themselves of the COVID-19 jabs from the provincial government and the host-local government units of the 31 city and municipal stations as well as mobile force companies across the province.
Those assigned at the NOCPPO headquarters have been vaccinated under the Provincial Health Office.
They received Sinovac’s CoronaVac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and single-dose Janssen shots.
As of Oct. 25, NOCPPO has not recorded new COVID-19 cases but has still three active cases.
Of its 241 personnel who tested positive for the virus, 236 have recovered while two died.(PNA)
