Ni NOEL ABUEL
Hindi dapat na maging hadlang ang nararanasang inflation at ang patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo sa isinasagawang pagbabakuna at pagbibigay ng booster laban sa COVID-19 virus.
Ito ang sinabi ni BHW party list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co kung saan mahalaga aniyang magtuluy-tuloy ang pagbabakuna lalo na at malapit nang magbukas ang mga kolehiyo at unibersidad para sa mga college students sa bansa na magsasagawa na ng face-to-face classes.
“Inflation and fuel price increases should not distract the country from the urgent necessity of getting vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. As colleges and universities reopen their campuses to face-to-face classes, it is all the more important to have more Filipinos vaccinated and boosted,” sabi ni Co.
Idinagdag pa nito na maraming maliliit na negosyante rin ang nakatakdang magbukas ng karinderia malapit sa mga eskuwelahan kung kaya’t dapat na matiyak na lahat ng manggagawa nito ay bakunado na.
“Many of the workers in these small businesses are parts of the larger health and wellness community: the barbers, hairstylists, spa staff, workout gyms, fitness centers, as well as those who prepare and serve the meals in carinderias and restaurants,” aniya pa.
“The target of each reopening college or university must be to vaccinate and boost every student, every faculty member, and all non-teaching personnel including those in their school canteens,” dagdag pa ng kongresista.
Karamihan din aniya ng mga estudyante at college faculty ay sumasakay ng mga pampublikong sasakyan kung kaya’t dapat na masigurong lahat ng PUJ drivers, tricycle drivers, bus drivers, at conductors ay bakunado.
“COVID testing is not free in most LGUs. They choose between free vaccines or expensive COVID testing. The choice is clear. Get vaccinated and boosted now,” panawagan pa ng mambabatas.
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