Vaccination profiling starts for Cebu City

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is already beginning to conduct the profiling of priority groups for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program. City Health Officer-in-Charge, Doctor Jeffrey Ybones, said they are now training profilers that would help in the listing and the gathering of information of the individuals prioritized for the inoculation. The […]

Officers from the Department of Social Welfare Services will be deployed as likely profilers of priority individuals for Cebu City’s vaccination program. | CDND file photo

The profiling is important because, before the inoculation, the vaccinators need the health status of the beneficiary including any ailments that may cause unwanted allergies to the vaccine. Demographic data, presence of comorbidities, allergies, and general health status will be included in the profile to be used by the vaccinators during the program.

Senior citizens or any beneficiary should not worry about comorbidities because the vaccination will continue for anyone under their priority group unless that someone shows allergies to the vaccine at the first dose. Ybones urged the public especially the priority groups of health workers and senior citizens to undergo pre-listing and profiling so that they will be ready for the arrival of the vaccines.

 

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