Senator Francis Tolentino mentioned on Sunday that COVID-19 vaccine wastage within the nation might presumably be as a consequence of errors within the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccine recipients and the distribution of vaccines.
Speaking on Super Radyo dzBB, Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairperson Tolentino mentioned that there might need been one thing improper with the technique for the vaccine allocation, with healthcare staff prioritized as A1, senior residents A2, and folks with comorbidities prioritized as A3.
“Opo ‘yung mga A1, A2, A3 baka may mali doon sa prioritization at mali ‘yung distribution. Baka mayroon pong mga lugar na hindi dapat ganon karami o baka mayroon pong mga ibang lugar na hindi naman dapat kaagad nabagsakan kasi regional po yung mga hubs natin noon eh,” he said.
(Yes, there may be something wrong with the prioritization of the A1, A2, A3, and the distribution. Maybe there were areas where there shouldn’t have been an excessive amount of allocation of vaccines, whereas different areas might need acquired the vaccines late. Our hubs had been in areas at the moment.)
At a Senate Blue Ribbon listening to on Thursday, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that fifty.74 million COVID-19 vaccines would expire by the top of March.
Tolentino mentioned that the variety of wasted vaccines may nonetheless enhance within the coming months, given the hesitancy over getting jabs.
“Pero nung earlier stages po ng COVID vaccine, napakataas nung interes. Baka mali ‘yung proseso, baka mali ‘yung distribution, baka mali ‘yung information campaign,” he mentioned.
(But through the earlier phases of the COVID vaccine distribution, the curiosity was very excessive. Maybe the method was improper, perhaps the distribution was improper, perhaps the data marketing campaign was improper. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
