Journos tapped to help in Covid vaccination info campaign

ILIGAN CITY - The local government has called on the media for bold engagement as the national government continues its campaign on the vaccination against the Covid-19.

The City Health Office - Emergency Operation Center (CHO-EOC) for Covid-19 highlighted the vital role of media in promoting the national government's immunization program.   

“The LGU-Iligan strongly believes that dako kaayo ang role sa media. Being (in the) media (industry), naa mo sa kahanginan. Siguro minus ang 100 ninyo nga followers. Siguro muabot mo og 1,000, 10,000, 20,000 nga tigpamati. In short, media men are one of the influencers,” said CHO-EOC Cluster Manager Dr. Belinda Lim. 

Lim reiterated that the vaccination plan implemented by the local government is strictly in line with the national government's plan. Part of that plan is obtaining herd immunity for at least 60% to 70% of the population or 65 to 76 million Filipinos. 

Moreover, target groups or populations are identified to maintain the most critical essential services and directly reduce morbidity and mortality. The top five prioritized groups are frontline health workers, indigent senior citizens, remaining senior citizens, remaining indigent population, and uniformed personnel while media personnel are seen to be as the eleventh priority under the remaining workforce population.  

Lim said the completed Master Listing of Priority and Most Vulnerable Population is expected to be submitted next month to the Department of Health. 

She also disclosed that the vaccine development and approval underwent stages to ensure its safety and efficacy. 

Phases for its implementation are also observed for its effective execution which is pre-roll out comprising management of expectations, attainable timeline and prioritization of specific groups; deployment implying the actual acquisition of authentic vaccines; and post-deployment covering responsible monitoring and cooperation.  

Lim appealed to the media to help them inform the public to only get vaccines from government sources. “Authentic vaccines are issued with Emergency Use Authorization or EUA. As of this time, only Pfizer has been given the EUA,” she said. (With additional reporting from Mindanao Examiner)

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