Vaccination, masking needed to prevent another Covid-19 surge

The World Health Organization on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols.

Also on April 18, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III reported during President Duterte’s weekly television address that the country is seeing a gradual increase of cases in 14 areas under Alert Level 1. The DOH recorded 1,674 new Covid-19 cases in the past week. The country’s seven-day moving average was down to 239 cases which is 12 percent lower than cases from April 4 to April 10.

Hence, the WHO espouses continued mask-wearing and high vaccination coverage. President Duterte has already declared that he would keep the mask mandate until the end of his term. The national task forces on Covid-19 are working hard to increase the vaccination rates in the Bangsamoro Administrative Region of Muslim Mindanao , Cordillera Administrative Region.

Most recently, the Department of Health announced that the Food and Drug Administration has already authorized the administration of second booster shots to senior citizens and those who are immune-compromised or with comorbidities, while noting that 2.6 million senior citizens remain unvaccinated. Also being lined up for second booster shots are health workers who continue to be in the frontlines of the pandemic response efforts.

HOW ABOUT BOOSTERS? How about Vaccination Card expiration to include booster doses? How about redefining full vaccination status? The government led by the DOHgovph obviously doesnt want to do it because it will affect the country’s 72% full vaccination figures ma expire na lan

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