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The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has approved this recommendation made by the Philippine Society of Hypertension and the Philippine Heart Association, said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.
“So we issued a policy regarding this matter that vital signs screening should not be included anymore as part of our processes, and that ang kailangan lang bantayan ng healthcare workers ay yung mayroon na talagang established na hypertension at nakikita natin na meron silang organ damage (all healthcare workers only need to monitor those who have established hypertension or those with organ damage),” said Vergeire.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) Amid the recommendation of some experts to forego health screening before vaccination, the Health Department said on Wednesday this will remain a requirement before the first and second vaccine dose.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said screening before inoculation is important so they can check for symptoms related to COVID-19 or any other illness. Kung kayo ay may simtomas related sa COVID, hindi muna namin kayo bibigyan. Siniscreen namin kung sakaling meron kayong mga atake ng inyong current co-morbidities na hindi pwedeng bigyan during that time, she said in a media briefing.
[Translation: If you have symptoms related to COVID, you cannot be given the vaccine. For people with comorbidities, we will screen if you re having an attack because it means you cannot receive it at that time.]