Rising deaths of unvaccinated people alarm Davao COVID-19 task force

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'If only these individuals chose vaccination, perhaps, they would have been able to fight the disease,' says Dr. Michelle Schlosser of Davao's COVID-19 Task Force.

BUKIDNON, Philippines – Davao health officials expressed alarm over the rising cases of COVID-19 deaths among the unvaccinated in the city.Records showed most of those who died were 50 years and older, and mostly unvaccinated senior citizens, although Davao City saw a decline in the number of COVID-19 infections in the last two weeks.

“By this time, COVID-19 deaths are preventable because vaccines are readily available. If only these individuals chose vaccination, perhaps, they would have been able to fight the disease,” Schlosser told the city government-run Davao City Disaster Radio. “It’s just so sad to see people die of COVID when the vaccines are available. We have it,” Schlosser said.

But just like in other cities in the country, the number of people seeking booster shots in Davao remained relatively low.

 

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