DOH to conduct orientations during house-to-house vaccination to address vax hesitancy

By Katrina Gracia Consebido

The Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday, April 23, said it will mount different strategies during house-to-house vaccinations to address vaccine hesitancy.

In the Laging Handa briefing, DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the Department is eyeing to utilize more strategies to urge more residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, these include social mobilizations and conducting orientations

“Maganda at on hand pero maraming challenges ‘no. Sa high-yield areas, maganda iyong house-to-house pero doon sa mga ibang areas, medyo napatid at na-frustrate iyong ating mga healthcare workers kasi kahit nag-house-to-house, marami pa rin ang ayaw magpabakuna”, Cabotaje said.

“So, titingin tayo ng iba’t ibang strategy kung paano pa mapapataas iyon. This will include iyong social mobilization, ibig sabihin bago pumunta iyong mga bakunador eh may mga orientation, may mga focus group discussions. Sabi namin, mag-focus tayo ngayon sa mga high-yield areas para hindi naman masasayang iyong ating mga effort”, she said.

Some 67.4 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated, and 12.7 million have received booster shots, according to the latest DOH data. – gb

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