Ping: Fight ‘vaccine slots for sale’ racket with more efficient vaccination program

Arresting and filing charges against those responsible could be a good start against the ‘vaccine slots for sale’ racket, but authorities can take a much bigger step by accelerating the vaccination process and making it more efficient, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday.

Lacson said that while the 15-minute post-vaccination monitoring of newly vaccinated people should be retained as part of the health protocols, many doctors have pointed out the pre-screening should is a main cause of clogging.

“While arresting those responsible and filing the appropriate charges against them would be a good start, authorities can take a much bigger step by accelerating the vaccination process by making it more efficient,” Lacson said in a statement.

He noted the forms that vaccine recipients are required to fill up should take care of issues like hypertension and allergies – yet the recipients are made to undergo a blood pressure test once they are at the site.

Lacson noted many recipients whose blood pressures will be taken run a higher risk of getting infected as a result.

“Doon pa nahahawa sa pila dahil papalit-palit ang pawis sa mga braso ng mga magkakasunod na kinukunan,” he said.

Lacson also said concerned authorities should further trim the process by making sure recipients who have to fill up numerous forms when registering online are not made to fill up redundant forms onsite.

This is aside from making the questions more understandable, he said.

Meanwhile, Lacson noted the question remains: “Can the greed of some Filipinos ever be moderated, let alone cured? While the pandemic is driving up hunger to record-high levels, it has created new billionaires who only have greed as their capital amid the worst health crisis of our lifetime.”

Vaccine slots for sale: will greed ever be moderated? While the pandemic is driving up hunger to record-high levels, in contrast – it has created new billionaires who only have greed as their capital amid the worst health crisis of our lifetime.

— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) May 25, 2021

“Hindi lang ito dahil sa desperation. Meron pa rin talagang mga ganid at sagad sa buto ang kasamaan na wala nang pinipiling panahon at sitwasyon para magpayaman sa pagsasamantala,” he added.

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