[OPINION] Alongside grieving the death of my brother from COVID-19 is a call for government accountability

My 58-year old brother, Dodjie Padilla, died last August 28 due to complications from COVID-19. My brother's death due to COVID-19, just like the deaths of over 33,000 other Filipinos, underscores the failure of this government to effectively address the COVID-19 pandemic.

With A1 health workers inoculated with their 2nd shot in April 2021, they would be due for their third booster shot by October. With A2 and A3 inoculated with their 2nd shot in April or May, they would be due for their third booster shot in October or November. As an A3 myself, I am due for my third booster shot by November. Where I will get my third booster shot is unclear.

In the States, all medical conditions were considered as comorbidities, hence, they were all vaccinated at the same time. In Israel, they started inoculating the third booster shot to all persons above 40 years old shortly after the seniors got their third booster shot.

While other countries already started vaccinating their population as early as November 2020, the Philippines had to contend with mostly vaccine donations slowly trickling out around March. How about simply telling people that COVID-19 can lead to pneumonia and that oxygen support is basic and oxygen levels can go dangerously low with COVID-19, hence, seeking immediate medical care is important and not to wait for your oxygen level to go below 95?When you have national government officials saying there's no community transmissions, be afraid because the variant of concern is a ticking timebomb that will explode anytime like what we saw during the first surge and this Delta...

I feel for the ones who died and the families. And I feel pity that these deaths are being used to manipulate society and cause more unexpected deaths. The handling of world leaders of this pandemic is wrong on all levels that most people forget the survival rates

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