Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia described the government’s pandemic response to be on the cusp of passing and failing, and in need of improvement.
Vaccinations will continue despite the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting August 6, Malacañang said Friday.
Amid rising concern over the threat of the Delta Covid-19 variant, President Rodrigo Duterte urged the government to hasten the vaccination rollout.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday expressed her disappointment about the current pace of the vaccine rollout in the country, saying it is insufficient to protect the population against more transmissible Covid-19 variants.
Senator Bong Go on Wednesday expressed support for health workers and vaccine volunteers amid what he described as “isolated cases of improper inoculation,” as he called on authorities to “improve vaccine rollout and correct mistakes.”
The nation got another glimpse of the wonder tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.
Senator Bong Go on Friday urged the government to mobilize reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to intensify efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.
Palace Spokesman Harry Roque has accused the opposition of praying for the failure of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday said the government’s rollout of Covid-19 vaccines was “slow and sputtering” while the spread of the virus was “fast and furious.”
Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 by July, a European Union commissioner has said, as incoming jabs are expected to speed up the continent’s sluggish vaccine rollout.
