Gov’t asked to help promote vax awareness
HOUSE Assistant Majority Leader and ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Niña Taduran on Sunday called on all concerned government officials to help out in vastly promoting awareness and a more organized vaccination procedure.
Taduran said remarks about alleged vaccine hesitancy will not do us any good.
“I don’t believe there’s a massive vaccine hesitancy in Filipinos. The problem lies in the lack of supply and vaccinators and the vaccination process is mostly disorganized,” Taduran said.
Taduran said the low turnout of senior citizens lining up for their vaccination could be because of disorganization and the lack of proper facilities to administer the vaccines.
“Papipilahin mo sina lolo at lola sa isang mainit na lugar para mabakunahan. Bukod sa init, hirap na yan sa matagal na pagtayo o pag-upo. Bakit hindi ang gawin ng LGU (local government unit) ay magbahay-bahay na sa pagsasaksak ng bakuna sa kanila para hindi na kailangang lumabas? O kaya ay ipatupad ang drive thru vaccination katulad sa Maynila, gamit ang sasakyan ng barangay na susundo sa kanila sa bahay?” Taduran suggested.
She also proposed to LGUs to coordinate with local pharmacies to facilitate the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination.
“We need all the help that we can get to fast track the vaccination as the Delta variant spreads in the country. Hindi kasalanan ng mga senior citizens at iba pang priority groups kung bakit hindi pa rin sila nababakunahan hanggang ngayon. Maraming nakapila para sa schedule, wala namang tumatawag sa kanila,” Taduran said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines’ data provided that only 25% (2.1 million) of senior citizens have been fully vaccinated in the Philippines, leaving 6.4 million elderly still at risk of the disease.
