Keep COVID-19 vaccinators' shift to 8 hours, LGUs told after 'breach' in Makati
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Tuesday said there should be a regular rotation on health workers' shift in vaccination sites to avoid exhaustion, following an incident in Makati that has gone viral on social media.
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire sought to respond to the "breach" in protocol in the city where the vaccination on a prospective recipient was not done properly.
"Let's limit the time of our health care workers to just a specific eight hours," she said in a briefing, partially in Filipino. "We should have a rotation so they can rest and commit [fewer] mistakes."
DOH has vowed to look into the matter and said the individual was able to receive the jab after the incident.
Makati Mayor Abby Binay has also appealed for the public's understanding. The health official echoed this, saying health workers are on duty more than eight hours in a day.
"We know they have been rendering this service from the start," Vergeire said in Filipino. "But this does not justify what happened because it was really not right... let us try not to crucify the health worker."
She added that inoculation sites have since been told on observing the vaccination protocols, and health workers on being aware of their state or condition.
As for recipients, Vergeire said individuals have the right to ask to see the syringe before and after the vaccination to clear doubts.
The health official thanked the public as well for bringing concerns to identify gaps in inoculation efforts.
Government figures showed as of June 28 that 10.06 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered. There are now over 2.52 million Filipinos fully vaccinated, while 7.53 million have received their first dose.
A new thread on the Philippines' vaccination program in 2021 in the government's revised objective to reach "population protection." Bookmark our COVID-19 and Vaccination Dashboard for the latest figures on the pandemic in the Philippines. — Main image: The STAR/Michael Varcas, file
The city government of Valenzuela City announces that it is temporarily suspending the use of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as they wait for more vaccine supplies.
ADVISORY: Pansamantalang inihinto ang pagbabakuna ng Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine sa Valenzuela habang naghihintay ng karagdagang supply. (????: Valenzuela LGU) pic.twitter.com/j4yO52jgMN
— PTVph (@PTVph) August 7, 2023
Pasig City government announces the schedule of COVID-19 vaccination in the city from July 15 until July 28.
It advises residents that first, second dose and first and 2nd booster shots are available on a first come, first serve basis in its designated vaccination sites.
Among the available vaccine brands is Sinovac for 6 years old and above. It adds that there are no Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines yet for residents age 12 and above.
Schedule ng Pagbabakuna sa Pasig City |07/25/2023-07/28/2023 | First Come, First Served Basis
— Pasig Info (@PasigInfo) July 24, 2023
Tingnan ang material para sa vaccination sites kung saan makakapagpa - 1st at 2nd dose, at 1st at 2nd booster shot; at kung ano ang mga dapat dalhin sa araw ng pagbabakuna
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to lead the rollout of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. — The STAR/Helen Flores
President Marcos will lead the launch of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccination at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of MPC pool) | @helenmflores pic.twitter.com/wbB2An7xgg
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) June 21, 2023
The Department of Health reminds public that they can still avail of the COVID-19 booster and bivalent booster. It reposted an infographic that determines when it is best to get the first two boosters and the bivalent booster.
Senior citizens and frontline health workers may now get their second booster shots, particularly mRNA jabs such as Moderna and Pfizer, the Department of Health announces. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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