Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday urged the Department of Health to reiterate to local health units the need to strictly follow vaccine handling protocols.
“Checking if the vaccines are in good condition is the most basic of things. Vaccines are very precious commodity in these times,” she said.
“Yung ilang minutong brownout nga lang nabubulabog na tayo, what more kung two days? Sayang ang mga bakuna. Kapag dumating ang mga ganitong sitwasyon at walang contingency, dedma na lang ba?” Binay said.
She was reacting to reports that at least 348 vials of Coronavac had been rendered unusable in Makilala town in Cotabato after local health workers left the vials in a freezer without electricity for two days.
The senator cited the need for checklists and briefers that LGUs and provincial health facilities can refer to in case sensitive situations arise such as brownouts, typhoons, floods, or the lack of storage facilities.
“Let’s avoid oversight and carelessness on the ground given the complicated handling and logistics involved in bringing the vials to islands and far flung provinces. Ulit-ulitin po sana ng DOH ang pagpapaalala sa mga LGU na sundin ang handling protocols nang hindi masayang ang mga bakuna,” Binay said.
She also called on LGUs to introduce redundancies and constant monitoring in their processes to eliminate possible lapses.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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