Vaccine preference of host countries worry OFWs: 'Not all vaccines are created equal'

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As the Indonesia incident threatened to erode public confidence on the efficacy of Sinovac against 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, a representative of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFW) organization called on the country’s vaccination rollout managers to exempt them from jabs

Raquel Bracero, president of the Philippine Association of Service Exporters Inc. aired the appeal during the briefing on the vaccination program that was conducted by the House Committee on OFW Affairs on Wednesday, June 17.

“We cannot deny the fact that not all vaccine brands are created equal. There are certain brands that are not preferred,” said Bracero during the briefing presided over by TUCP Partylist Rep. Raymond DC Mendoza. According to her OFWs who received Sinovac jabs are made to undergo longer quarantine period of up to 21 days while those who had the preferred brands either undergo less than seven days of isolation or allowed to directly proceed to their work destination.

 

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