13 Jan Rufus Rodriguez Urges Gov’t To Let Private Sector Buy COVID-19 Vaccines
Mga higala! Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative and Deputy Speaker– Rufus Rodriguez, is now urging the government to allow the private sector to buy COVID-19 vaccines for employees and family members!
This request is included in his Resolution No. 1453, which cites the “right to health” of every Filipino, as guaranteed by the Constitution.
Rodriguez emphasized that the P72.5 billion allocated by the national government for the said vaccine is not enough for all Filipinos and will only cover 30-50% of the total population.
He then added that by letting the private sector procure vaccines, they can help the government achieve the 70-80% herd immunity level aimed by the Department of Health (DOH).
Do you agree with this higala?
(ICYDK, herd immunity or community immunity, is when a large part of the population of an area is immune to a specific disease. If enough people are resistant to the cause of a disease, such as a virus or bacteria, it has nowhere to go.)
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