In a forum, the organizations urged the government’s task force on pandemic response to decentralize the proposed mega vaccination development. Dr. Josh San Pedro, co-convenor of the Coalition for People’s Right to Health, said the centralization of vaccination efforts disregard communities. Instead, community-based vaccination sites such as covered court, churches and schools must be tapped to make the program accessible to people and “empower communities,” San Pedro stressed. But San Pedro said the projected output only represents a marginal contribution to the government’s target of vaccinating 500,000 people in metropolitan areas to achieve herd immunity by November. He added the facility is a “temporary measure without long term health benefits.”“Is mega vaccination the solution?

Source: Philippine Star May 19, 2021 11:26 UTC