The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental through the City Health Office (CHO) and the Emergency Operations Center-Vaccine Cluster (EOC-VC) started its vaccination for priority group A3 or “people with comorbidities” yesterday morning at the Barangay 1 covered court.

Dr. Jessa Tiapon, EOC Vaccine Deputy Vice Chair, explained the importance of priority group A3, saying that they have caused high cases of mortality and comorbidity and chances are high in getting severe COVID-19 because of their complications.

Regarding the concerns of their maintenance, Tiapon said that they should always remember that the risk of getting COVID-19 especially with their comorbidity is greater than the risk they get from the vaccine.

She added that people with comorbidities should not fear because the vaccine is safe since it was not only screened by the Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines but also by the World Health Organization and other health agencies.

Tiapon mentioned that they are planning to create a team to do house-to-house vaccination for the bedridden patients of the A3 priority group.

The CHO also reassures the A3 priority group of its healthcare system by placing a screening area at the site to take vital signs of vaccine recipients before proceeding to the vaccination area while nurses and midwives are also present to monitor them after vaccination./WDJ