Baguio mayor to anti- vaccine folks: Shut up
>> Wednesday, August 18, 2021
VAX CONTINUES. The city government said
36 percent of the eligible population have received the full dose of the anti
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine. The city aims to vaccinate 70 or
80 percent of the eligible population to achieve herd immunity from the virus.
(Photo taken from Baguio-PIO FB page)
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong
told "anti-vaccine" advocates in the city to shut up and stop
creating confusion among the residents who want to avail of Covid-19 vaccines.
While Magalong respects their decision not to be inoculated because of their own beliefs, the local chief executive said anti-vaccine advocates are not helping the government's efforts to stop the spread of the virus.
He also told them not to aggressively recruit residents to join their protest against the vaccines.
Magalong said the best weapon for the residents against Covid-19 is to be fully vaccinated. That is why the government is speeding up the ongoing mass vaccination program to achieve "herd immunity" among the populace.
The mayor added stricter border controls following the declaration of the enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region was part of the strategy to delay the entry of the Delta variant in the city.
According to him, the situation in other areas in the country with the Delta variant is bad and the city government does not want the same situation to be experienced in the city.
Part of the city's contingency plan on the Delta variant is the procurement of 250 oxygen tanks, P8.1 million worth of anti-Covid medicines and medical supplies aside from the early enforcement of stricter border control and the suspension of non-essential travels to the city for a period of seven days.
The mayor said ongoing government mass vaccination program was instrumental in reducing number of Covid-related deaths in the city the past months.
He said 96 percent of Covid-related deaths are unvaccinated individuals.
In April, the city recorded 87 Covid-related deaths.
When the vaccines started arriving in May, the number of deaths dropped to 57 with a combined total of 56 deaths in the months of June and July. – Dexter A. See
While Magalong respects their decision not to be inoculated because of their own beliefs, the local chief executive said anti-vaccine advocates are not helping the government's efforts to stop the spread of the virus.
He also told them not to aggressively recruit residents to join their protest against the vaccines.
Magalong said the best weapon for the residents against Covid-19 is to be fully vaccinated. That is why the government is speeding up the ongoing mass vaccination program to achieve "herd immunity" among the populace.
The mayor added stricter border controls following the declaration of the enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region was part of the strategy to delay the entry of the Delta variant in the city.
According to him, the situation in other areas in the country with the Delta variant is bad and the city government does not want the same situation to be experienced in the city.
Part of the city's contingency plan on the Delta variant is the procurement of 250 oxygen tanks, P8.1 million worth of anti-Covid medicines and medical supplies aside from the early enforcement of stricter border control and the suspension of non-essential travels to the city for a period of seven days.
The mayor said ongoing government mass vaccination program was instrumental in reducing number of Covid-related deaths in the city the past months.
He said 96 percent of Covid-related deaths are unvaccinated individuals.
In April, the city recorded 87 Covid-related deaths.
When the vaccines started arriving in May, the number of deaths dropped to 57 with a combined total of 56 deaths in the months of June and July. – Dexter A. See
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