Villanueva to IATF: Bring vaccines to displaced residents in shelters

Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday urged the government to bring the vaccination drive to displaced people in temporary shelters so these evacuation sites will not become “Covid-19 super-spreader places.”

“Bigyan na po natin ng bakuna ang mga bakwit para mapabilis pa ng husto ang roll out,” the chair of the Senate labor committee said in a statement.

“Kung mayroon na pong mga health personnel na nag-momonitor ng kanilang kalagayan, bilangin na po natin rin ang mga hindi pa bakunado at dalhan ng bakuna,” Villanueva said.

He said evacuation centers are “closed, confined, crammed” places that could be a hotbed for transmission of Covid-19, especially the Delta variant.

“What we should avoid is a calamity on top of another calamity. Mahirap pong ma-double whammy ng Covid-19 at ng baha, lindol, o pagputok ng bulkan,” he said.

Villanueva also suggested that residents in so-called “danger areas” be prioritized on the vaccination line.

“We already know the geohazard places. They are prone to flooding and other calamities. Let’s prioritize the residents of these areas,” he said.

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