(CHRISTIAN DALE)
INIREKOMENDA ng National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 sa Department of Health (DOH) na magpalabas ng circular order na magdedeklara bilang regular holidays ang three-day vaccination drive.
“Ang conceptual framework po natin ay whole-of-society approach and whole-of-government approach. It will be likened to ‘yung like it’s election day, ” ayon kay Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer ng National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 sa Talk to the People ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
Puntirya ng pamahalaan na i-convert ang iba’t ibang eskuwelahan, covered courts ng mga unibersidad, gymnasiums, at iba pang pribadong establisimyento bilang vaccination sites para sa nasabing event.
“We have to expand and activate the vaccination site of more or less 4,000 to 5,000 vaccination centers,” ayon kay Galvez.
“So we will also mobilize all government agencies, including uniformed personnel and other government agencies that can help us in the vaccination of our total populations, and general populations and children,” dagdag na pahayag nito.
Magsisilbi namang vaccinators sa nabanggit na event ang Philippine Medical Association at iba’t ibang integrated associations gaya ng Philippine Nurses, Philippine College of Physicians, Philippine Pediatric Society, at Philippine Dental Association, kabilang na ang healthcare workers mula sa mga pribadong ospital.
Dahil dito, nangako si Galvez na mas mapabibilis ang natitirang vaccine delivery hanggang Disyembre.
“And also, we will intensify the social preparation activities to drumbeat the campaign so that we could increase furthermore the uptake and the acceptance of the vaccines regardless of the brand,” aniya pa rin.
Bubuhayin naman ng gobyerno ang health emergency command system kasama ang establisimyento ng Local Vaccine Operations Centers para itulak ang mas maraming integrated coordination sa COVID-19 vaccination program.
Aniya, ang paghahanda para sa nationwide vaccination event ay gagawin sa “three phases” kabilang na ang vaccination workshops, meetings, at konsultasyon.
“We have the preparation phase [from] November 1 to 28, and then also with the execution phase from November 21 to 30 and December 1; and then also sustainment operations from December 2 to 31. Meaning, we will not end up with National Vaccination Day. We will sustain the effort up to December 31,” ayon kay Galvez.
“We will make sure that all the different activities, together with the different responsibilities of the different organizations and agencies will be lined up in the synchronization matrix,” dagdag na pahahag ni Galvez.
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