With only a few days left before the September 30 deadline, health authorities here are working double time to meet its COVID-19 vaccination target amid the hesitancy among their Lumad senior citizens.
The World Health Organization has expressed alarm over the sluggish COVID-19 vaccination rate among senior citizens in the Philippines and is worried that a surge of cases among the elderly would affect the country’s hospital system. “We have no problem with the younger population. It is a different story with the senior citizens, and we are worried of the risks,” Dano said.
Dano said misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines is the main cause for the hesitancy among its senior citizens. The materials were distributed in barangays Tikalaan, Indulang, Lantud and San Rafael, which have mostly Higaonon residents. Jasper Kent Ola, of the Department of Health in Region 10, said health officials sought the help of Higaonon leaders for the effective vaccination campaign in Malitbog, another municipality of Bukidnon.
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