30 Mar Filipinos With Certain Comorbidities To Qualify For Early COVID-19 Vaccinations
Mga higala! Out of the 14.5 million Filipinos who are currently living with comorbidities, those with the following conditions will be qualified for early access to COVID-19 vaccines:
- Chronic respiratory disease
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Malignancy
- Diabetes mellitus
- Obesity
According to a member of the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) technical working group, the pre-existing illnesses above will increase the risks of severe effects when individuals are infected with COVID-19.
Because of this, prioritizing people with these comorbidities will help prevent critical cases, save lives, and lessen pressure on the health system and its medical frontliners.
BTW, with the arrival of more vaccines and the increase of positive cases, a simultaneous vaccination will soon be conducted for these priority groups:
- healthcare workers (A1)
- senior citizens (A2)
- people with comorbidities (A3)
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