Health workers vaccine hesitancy may affect public confidence, says expert
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 26) A member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) said vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers may negatively affect confidence of the public, causing more roadblocks in encouraging Filipinos to be vaccinated.
Dr. Nina Castillo-Carandang, a sociologist and professor from the University of the Philippines Manila, told a briefing on Friday that reluctance of health workers to be inoculated against coronavirus could send the wrong signal to the general public.
“We always look up to our healthcare workers for good examples of how to take better care of ourselves, so if our healthcare workers are reluctant to accept vaccination then that also sends a signal to the general public,” she pointed out.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said Europe “appreciated” the offer of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to Germany and the United Kingdom to provide the Philippines with COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines in exchange for the deployment of Filipino health care wor
SunStar Cebu nurses issue appeal
SACRIFICE AND SERVICE. In this 2020 SunStar file foto, two nurses are seen walking home from work at a private hospital as there was no public transportation available during Cebu City’s strict community quarantine. / SunStar File
+ February 11, 2021 FEARING that the rising Covid-19 cases in Cebu would again take its toll on nurses, the Philippine Nurses Association-Cebu Chapter (PNA-Cebu) has appealed for a balance between economic gains and the need to uphold health standards.
“Because we do not want to repeat the unfortunate history of nurses suffering from burnout and exhaustion, we call for solidarity among the public to continue to adhere to the health and safety protocols set by the government,” said PNA-Cebu in a position paper released on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.
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Secretary Martin Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). (File photo)
+ January 19, 2021 THE National Government will start giving Covid-19 vaccine shots to medical frontliners, senior citizens and indigents in Cebu by the middle of February 2021.
Thus said Secretary Martin Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) during his visit to Cebu on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Andanar led the PCOO’s #ExplainExplainExplain campaign, which focuses on explaining to the different localities government’s strategy on the use of Covid-19 vaccines.
“We want to start it as soon as possible, especially in major cities with a high attack rate Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, Cagayan de Oro,” Andanar said.