A matter of convincing

Local government units have been given the green light to vaccinate the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions against coronavirus disease 2019 ( Covi d-19) .

We’re talking about nine million senior citizens, or those who are 60 years old and above, and 14.5 million persons with comorbidities.

That should be reason enough to heave a sigh of r el i ef.

And although we’re still a long way from beating this health crisis, it’s a step in the right direction. Finally, after a year of floundering in the dark, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Assuming, of course, that the vaccines needed to inoculate all those people, and we’re talking about 23.5 million, are already at hand. And if they are, that the target recipients are willing to be injected.

As we have seen when the government began its vaccine rollout with medical frontliners, around half, or maybe even less than that, had said “no, thank you” to the chance of protecting themselves against getting really sick if they do contract the disease.

Because that’s what the vaccine does. It’s not a guarantee they won’t get infected with Covid-19, but it sure gives those who get it a good fighting chance of survi val .

Unless they don’t consider the situation to be so dire. After all, Covid-19 was not the number one cause of death in the country last year. Heck, it wasn’t even number two, or number three, or even number four.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the pandemic that caused the Philippine economy to shrink 9.5 percent in 2020 as a result of government restrictions to prevent its spread was the seventh, yes, seventh leading cause of death after heart disease, neoplasms/cancer, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, pneumonia and hypertensive disease.

So don’t be surprised if a lot of our elderly would not opt to get the shot. I mean, can you blame them?

If people in the medical profession don’t seem too keen on getting vaccinated, how do you think the rest of the population will feel?

Dr. John Wong, resident epidemiologist for the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, said the elderly are five times more likely to develop severe Covid-19 and 10 times more likely to die.

He also said Covid-19 heightens the risk of severe disease and death for those with comorbidities.

If that won’t change their minds, then maybe we need high-profile individuals to convince the general public that getting vaccinated is safe and that it is the only way if we want to dig ourselves out of this hole.

So I don’t see any harm in letting public officials or celebrities “jump the line,” assuming they haven’t done so already.

Let them show the country that there is nothing wrong with getting vaccinated.

Kabud datang na ing pamisapwak king pungul–kambe nang indu na–dumalan lang asna kasakit at kasulit a karanasan a pekamaplas-diling malyaring dalanan ning metung a mabibye lelangan. Isipan mu namung dumalan ka keng busbus a asna kalati at ing busbus na naman king katawan ning indu dumalan ya ing metung a lelangan a e kumulang makatapulu dagul kesa keng dalanan na. Igutan ne ning papanganak ing buntuk na o bitis nung swi ya o nung maragul ya ing pungul at e bisang lumwal sipitan de balat ba’yang lumwal keng pilit.

Adwang miyagnan a kasakitan. Ita nung mung masikan ya katawan ing indu o ing pungul. Nung ating mapatad inawa agyang ing metung mu karela dagdag pa ing kaplas balat a e mu agyung isipan alus.

Metung ya iti karing apat a katutwan a kasakitan keti king labwad a daranasan ning metung a mamibye keti king pangsaguling labwad a e da malyaring e dalanan ding keraklan.

Kalwal na ning pungul guntingan de pusad alang pakapata. Panapikan de buldit bang abalu da nung mabye ya. Umpisa pamu ita.

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Dake Talabaldugan:

1.mipalura (pangdiwa) mipayapsang lurang e sasaryan o pauli ning pangabigla o pamadiri. English - spit suddenly unintentionally or accidentally. Alimbawa king pamangamit: “Inyang linabas ing saken manipun basura mipalura la reng tau keng dalan uling atin siningo na mu kabud a salingalngal ning malalaso bangke.”

2.mipaluslus (pangdiwa) mipapunta keng lungsud manibatan keng kabalenan pauli ning nanu mang sangkan a e sasaryan. English - went to the city suddenly for whatever reason, that is necessary or maybe unnecessary. Alimbawa king pamangamit: “Mipaluslus ya Menila ing wali ku inyang inaus ne ning mipapalub obra kaya dapot karas na karin mumulangan nyamu pala uling mumunang aldo ning Abril.”

3.mipalusub (pangdiwa) mipasalake keng sakup ding kalaban. English - enter or step into adversaries’territory for whatever unintentional reason or accidental factor. Alimbawa king pamangamit: “Mipalusub ya i Andres at i Procopio king kuta ding kasalang na agyang ilang adwa at dakal la malyaring manyabat pauli ning lusuk a kamwa da karela inyang abalu nang pemiraytan da la.”

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SADYANG GAWI DA RENG KAPAMPANGAN

Ing limbun neng Maleldo sadyang gawi tamu anting Kapampangan a akagisingan da na deng keraklan kekatamu ngeni. Sadya pa pin, atin limbun king Duminggu ring palaspas, neng Myerkulis Santu at Byernis Santu, Sabadu de Gloria a maki-bindisyun api at ing Duminggu ning Subling Mye nung nu mikaka-papakbung Udas.

Ngening mikasakit a makayawa, deti ngan kambe ning Puni o pabasa mebating no ngan deti at pati na ring kapagmasusyan kilub pisamban. Ala namu namang mitalakad Senakulu nung nu magagagawa ing Puni o pabasa king Mal a Pasyun nang Kristo.

Sana deting sadyang gawi misubli la kalako ning sakit a makayawa.

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Salamat pung dakal king pamanangkilik keng Kapisik at SunStar Pampanga. Malyari ko pung mag-email keng kek’ong talasulat king garciakragi@yahoo.com, mag-text o maus para karing kutang o munikala: 0942-3924-399 o 0945-3795-270.