Bong Go urges Filipinos to remain adherent to health protocols amid entry of more contagious COVID-19 variant
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go renewed his call to fellow Filipinos to get inoculated against COVID-19, once eligible, and strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols as the Department of Health reported last week that the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken”, has been detected in the country.
In an ambush interview after he attended the groundbreaking of Malvar Super Health Center in Batangas, Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reiterated the importance of remaining vigilant and disas the fight against COVID-19 continues.
“Sa ngayon, naiulat nga po ‘yung sinasabing Kraken na bagong variant, naiulat po through WHO na mayroon pong natuklasang bagong variant na naman po ng COVID-19, ito pong XBB.1.5 (and it) is the most transmissible so far. Pero hindi naman po daw nagko-cause ng severe sickness so far ito. Para po sa akin, ako po ay ineengganyo ko kayo na magpabakuna po dahil tanging bakuna lamang po ang solusyon para makabalik tayo sa normal na pamumuhay at mas protektado kayo kapag bakunado,” cited Go.
“At kung qualified na kayo sa booster, magpa-booster na po kayo dahil ‘yun po ang ating proteksyon. Panlaban natin ang bakuna sa COVID-19. So whether transmissible po itong variant na ito, importante po bakunado tayo, mas protektado po tayo,” he stressed.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), Kraken is the most transmissible Omicron strain to date. The said subvariant has been detected in 59 countries across six continents since it was first identified in the United States back in October 2022.
