At the weekly meeting of the Covid-19 Task Force on Monday Chairman, Acting Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale commended the Department of Health, Chamber of Commerce, and all ASG agencies involved in the latest vaccination push.
These efforts culminated with the Protect AS One Festival held Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
“We can’t thank you enough for your participation and involvement in making it a success. We have shown that where there’s a will, we can achieve great things for our people and community.
Talauega added, “We look forward to continuing our partnerships and realizing our full potential as a community. Government is just one segment of our society. The rest is all of us –– private sector, churches, and other sectors of the community.”
The Dept of Health reported that 295 Covid vaccinations were administered during the festival.
The Task Force Chairman noted that the medical community has made excellent strides since the beginning of vaccination efforts early in the year and “we need to push the needle further.” He said, “We’ve surpassed 60% of the population with one shot and now we need to get to 80% or higher.”
The grand total of covid vaccines administered to date stands at 55,038. The number of individuals with at least one dose is 29,347 with 1,413 awaiting their second shot and 1,637 past due for their second shot.
As of July 1st, 53.9% of the total population had at least one dose and 47.9% were fully vaccinated. Following vaccination incentives, of which the Covid raffle was a key element, as of August 16th, 61.9% of the total population had at least one dose and 55.5% were fully vaccinated. This data points to an 8 point increase in vaccinations as a result of the various vaccination campaign efforts.
