THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Aklan Chapter has expressed its support to the inoculation program of the Department of Health (DOH) against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Ramel Buncalan, outgoing president of the PCCI-Aklan, said that both officers and members of the PCCI-Aklan chapter have signed the resolution of support.
The group believes that the inoculation program is a sign of economic recovery in the province.
It’s resolution stated that the continued delay and acceptance of the government's Covid-19 vaccination program would result in further business closure, job losses and economic dislocation across all sectors of the country possibly until year 2023.
"Based on reports, only 19 percent of the Filipinos expressed willingness to be vaccinated and some 46 percent said they are not willing in a survey conducted by the Octa Research Group released last February 24, 2021," Buncalan said.
The group earlier lamented that economic activities have been greatly affected since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a related development, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported that it had received 2,420 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the DOH.
The PHO said it will start vaccinating all the frontliners both in government and private hospitals from March 10 to 12 at the ABL Sports Complex in Kalibo, Aklan.
As of March 8, Aklan province registered 974 Covid-19 cases, of which 145 are active, 30 have died and the rest have recovered. (SunStar Philippines)