Vaccine info drive in Iloilo brgys eyed
ILOILO – To encourage more I l onggos t o have themselves vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID- 19), Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said he would escalate the vaccination information drive in the barangays.
so that encourage “Mangampanya gid kita
We will ma- naton sila do everything,” said Defensor. nga magpabakuna.
In the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination information drive in the municipality of Igbaras, “only three out of at least a hundred” people are willing to be inoculated, revealed by Mayor Jaime Esmeralda recently.
The mayor cited t he vaccines’ possible side effects as top reason why Igbaranons were skeptical if not fearful.
Some said they wanted more information first, while others said they would “wait and see.”
Defe n s o r s a i d t h e provincial government, through the Provincial Health Office, would immerse into the barangays for consultations and vaccine education. They would also seek help from the media and Rural Health Units for information dissemination.
“Sa subong indi ina naton mapilit. Ang importante nga ma- edukar naton sila para nga makumbinser naton nga makabulig ini sa inyo kag
Defensor stressed. ginpangbudlayan ini sang
According to the governor, gobyerno,” information drive on COVID-19 vaccination was one of the nine components written in the province’s COVID- 19 Vaccine Deployment and Immunization Plan 2021- 2022 (COVAC PLAN 21-22).
Defensor pointed out the “acceptance and uptake” component in particular.
The other components were: * planning and coordination * financing and funding mechanisms
* identification of eligible population
* vaccination procurement and delivery strategies
* cold chain, supply and health care waste management
* h u man r e s o u r c e management and training
* vaccine immunization s a f e t y m o n i t o r i n g , adverse event following immunization/adverse event of special interest ( AEFI/ AESI), and post marketing surveillance and management, and pharmacovigilance
* i m m u n i z a t i o n , registration, monitoring and data management systems
In early December, the provincial government ordered 270,000 doses of AZD1222 Vaccine through a tripartite agreement with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and the national government. An initial budget of P95 million was allotted.
The doses could vaccinate more or l ess 135,000 frontliners in the province.
The vaccines’ expected arrival is by the second or third quarter of the year.
Aside f rom f rontline health workers, included in the priority list were the following: * indigent senior citizens * remaining senior citizens * remaining i ndigent population * uniformed personnel * all government workers * teachers and school workers * students * essential workers * socio- demographic groups at significant higher risk other than senior citizens
* indigent population (e.g. persons deprived of liberty, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples and Filipinos living in high-density areas)
* overseas Filipinos workers
* o t h e r r e maining workforce * remaining citizens/
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BACOLOD Ci t y – Charged with i ndirect contempt, a woman was arrested i n Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
Wilma Jayobo, 51, was caught on the strength of an arrest warrant around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 25, police said.
She was detained in the Cadiz City police station.
No bail bond was recommended f or her temporary liberty./