Go goads DOH: Fast-track counter-covid inoculation

ADMINISTRATION Senator Christopher T. Go expects the arrival of additional Covid vaccine supply from Britain’s Astrazeneca to fast-track the Duterte government’s efforts to effectively contain the deadly Coronavirus disease of 2019 (Covid-19).

“As the country’s vaccine rollout accelerates with the arrival of more Astrazeneca jabs,” Go reminded the public over the weekend to “cooperate with authorities and still follow necessary health protocols.”

The Senator confirmed over the weekend the Duterte government was told at least 38,400 more doses of Astrazeneca vaccines will be delivered the evening of March 7.

Go said this was based on a letter received by government officials. He added the delivery comprises the balance of the first batch of 487,200 doses of vaccine from the Covax facility of the World Health Organization.

The Administration lawmaker extended gratitude to government agencies and their international partners “for facilitating the delivery of the vaccines.”

The Senator emphasized “the importance of prioritizing frontliners for the vaccines,” even as he assured “they will now have more choices with the arrival of the Astrazeneca doses.” He said the first to be inoculated are frontliners.

Moreover, Go reminded Filipinos anew to follow health protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.

This does not mean that we will ignore established health and safety protocols, such as wearing masks and face shields, observing social distancing, washing hands frequently, staying indoors when it’s not necessary to go out and ongoing precautions to protect our health, Go said in Filipino.

He prodded Filipinos to “put their trust on the vaccines and not to get too complacent until the country achieves herd immunity.”

Let us trust the vaccine but we should not be complacent because until we have reached herd immunity, the threat of Covid-19 is still here, Go said in Filipino.