DAVAO City Covid-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser has appealed to Dabawenyos to get vaccinated or get their booster shots as some are about to expire.
“Malooy mo sa amoa, pagbakuna na tawon mo kay daghan na kaayo og kanang mga available vaccines and vaccination hubs just to serve you,” Schlosser said.
(We beg you, please get vaccinated. We already have a lot of vaccines and vaccination hubs just to serve you.)
“People are free to do whatever they want to do, because we are a free country, but it's for you (vaccine), your family and loved ones kasi nagpuyo man gud ta sa usa ka komunidad nga we affect each other no, kung naay mga group of people na magpabilin og gahig ulo, magpabilin og uncooperative, dakog tsansa nga makaapekto mo sa life sa laing tao kay we are because we are in one community (because we live in a community, we affect each other’s life. If there are uncooperative or stubborn people, they could affect the lives of others),” Schlosser added.
She said some of the vaccines, especially those that are about to expire, will be donated to other countries. For example, the Sputnik V vaccines that are about to expire are set to be donated in Myanmar. It is reported to be the Philippines' first donation to another nation.
“Nidonate ta, dili man gyud ta datu na country, pero nidonate ta sa laing country, imagine the resources na gipagawas nato na instead para sa katawhan nga Pilipino, gidonate nato because wala man tay choice because you’re not grabbing the opportunity na libre ang atong pabakuna,” she said.
(We are not a rich country, but we will be donating to another nation. Our government spent ressources to provide us these vaccines, but we will have to give them away for now because we have no choice. Some did not grab the opportunity to be vaccinated for free.)