MANILA – Ang pagpapanatiling mababa ng mga kaso ng coronavirus sa Pilipinas at hindi pagkakaroon ng surge sa loob ng maraming buwan ay isang “major accomplishment” at resulta ng patuloy na pagbabakuna ng pamahalaan sa buong bansa, inihayag ni Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., ang National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief implementer.
Ipinapakita sa pinakahuling datos noong Hunyo 8 mula sa National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) na ang Pilipinas ay ganap nang nakapagbakuna ng 71,090,091 Pilipino na may pangunahing dosis ng Covid-19. Humigit-kumulang 14,355,799 eligible na mga indibidwal ang nakatanggap ng ikatlong dosis o unang booster shot.
“There has been no surge in infections recorded recently because of the continuous vaccination being carried out by local government units nationwide,” sinabi ni Galvez sa isang panayam kamakailan. “This is a major accomplishment considering that there have been a lot of superspreader events in the past months, which include the national elections, Ramadan, Holy Week, the resumption of on-site work reporting, and the further easing of restrictions.“
Nakapagtala lamang ang Pilipinas ng 2,437 active Covid-19 cases noong Miyerkules.
“These positive developments will help more Filipinos bounce back from the health crisis, and enable the next administration to sustain and build on these gains,” wika ni Galvez.
Nauna nang target ng gobyerno ang ganap na pagbabakuna ng hindi bababa sa 70 milyong Pilipino upang makamit ang proteksyon ng populasyon ng bansa laban sa Covid-19, na inaprubahan ng World Health Organization (WHO).
“Ang WHO po ay ay talagang tuwang-tuwa din dahil there are only few countries who have accomplished ‘yung 70 million fully-vaccinated people. And isa po ang Pilipinas na sinasabi nilang napakaganda ng pag-arangkada sa vaccination,” Galvez said.
Sinabi ni Galvez na ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon ng Covid-19 sa bansa ay makakatulong sa mas maraming Pilipino na makabalik sa normal.
“We were able to save more lives without compromising our economy. We are now on the road towards full recovery,” dagdag niya. “We are confident that the incoming administration will build upon these developments, sustain the government’s vaccination efforts, and effectively lead the nation to the new normal.“
