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    Stand: in Favor: Freedom To Choose COVID-19 Vaccine

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    This document argues that people should have the freedom to choose which COVID-19 vaccine they receive. It discusses how the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines eroded public trust in vaccines. It also notes concerns about the efficacy and safety of the Sinovac vaccine based on clinical trials. The document concludes that health is a fundamental human right, and that in a democracy people should have the freedom to choose what medical interventions they consent to, including which COVID-19 vaccine they wish to receive.

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    This document argues that people should have the freedom to choose which COVID-19 vaccine they receive. It discusses how the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines eroded public trust in vaccines. It also notes concerns about the efficacy and safety of the Sinovac vaccine based on clinical trials. The document concludes that health is a fundamental human right, and that in a democracy people should have the freedom to choose what medical interventions they consent to, including which COVID-19 vaccine they wish to receive.

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    This document argues that people should have the freedom to choose which COVID-19 vaccine they receive. It discusses how the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines eroded public trust in vaccines. It also notes concerns about the efficacy and safety of the Sinovac vaccine based on clinical trials. The document concludes that health is a fundamental human right, and that in a democracy people should have the freedom to choose what medical interventions they consent to, including which COVID-19 vaccine they wish to receive.

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    Stand: in Favor: Freedom To Choose COVID-19 Vaccine

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    This document argues that people should have the freedom to choose which COVID-19 vaccine they receive. It discusses how the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines eroded public trust in vaccines. It also notes concerns about the efficacy and safety of the Sinovac vaccine based on clinical trials. The document concludes that health is a fundamental human right, and that in a democracy people should have the freedom to choose what medical interventions they consent to, including which COVID-19 vaccine they wish to receive.

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    Freedom to choose COVID-19 vaccine

    Stand: In favor

    Introduction:

    Background:

    - After 14 months of fighting against the Corona Virus, the vaccines are finally out of the
    market. Countries all over the world started ordering vaccines from manufacturers. The
    Philippine government has secured 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines called
    CoronaVac developed by China's Sinovac Biotech and 30 million doses of the vaccine
    Conovax from Serum Institute of India. While some of the Philippine mayors secured
    different vaccines on their own with the president's permission like Pfizer, Moderna, and
    AstraZeneca.

    Issue:

    - But due to news and rumors circulating online about the side effects and efficacy of these
    COVID-19 vaccines, people started to question its effectiveness.

    Stand/Claim/Thesis Statement:

    - Surely, a person wants a vaccine that has a good quality and will not put their lives in
    danger.
    - So do people have the freedom to choose the vaccine they want?
    - I believe that people have the right to choose what COVID vaccine they want to take.
    Here are the several reasons why.

    Body:

    The Dengvaxia Scare

    In April 2016, the Department of Health started a mass immunization program at school using
    Sanofi’s Dengvaxia, a vaccine designed to protect hundreds of thousands of children from
    dengue disease. In November 2017, the maker of the vaccine admits that the dengue vaccine
    poses risk to the individual who is not previously infected with dengue leaving around 10 percent
    of over 800,000 students who were immunized with Dengvaxia but did not have a prior dengue
    infection in danger.

    This episode resulted in the public’s lack of trust and anxiety around vaccines in general. The
    study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) shows the dramatic
    drop in vaccine confidence from 93% of participants who strongly agreed in 2015 that vaccines
    are important to 32% in 2018. This summarized the cautious behavior of Filipinos around
    vaccines until today.
    The CoronaVac Vaccine Efficacy

    Philippines books 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China’s drug maker Sinovac
    Biotech. The first 50,000 CoronaVac vaccines are expected to arrive in February. The priority
    groups such as Frontline health workers, senior citizens, indigent population, and uniformed
    personnel are the first in line who will receive the vaccine, according to the Department of
    Health (DOH). However, there is a concern everywhere about the specific vaccines that the
    Philippines plan to use-especially the Sinovac Biotech vaccine. Recently, a clinical trial in Brazil
    showed that the vaccine had a 50% efficacy lower than the 70 % recommended by the World
    Health Organization (WHO). Although Turkey stated that the vaccine was found to be 91.2%
    effective on the basis of a study of 1,322 people, the trial was small compared to the Brazil trial
    of 12,500 people. This led to people and even frontline workers to refuse CoronaVac Vaccine.

    The Vaccine Side Effects

    The side effects of the vaccines are similar to other vaccines and said to be normal, mild fever,
    pain at the injection site, and body ache. There are also some cases of serious allergic reaction
    after the vaccination in other countries but none reported as fatal. Some rumors stir the social
    media specifically the news of people who died after getting vaccinated. These cases are still
    under investigation and not yet confirmed. Although vaccines have been found safe and
    approved by health authorities in many countries, still many people are unsure because, while
    they want to protect themselves against virus, they also fear the other possible side effects from
    vaccination, knowing that the vaccine are rapidly made. Considering that mumps vaccine, the
    fastest made vaccine took 4 years to develop.

    Health is fundamental Human Right

    “The right to health also means that everyone should be entitled to control their own health and
    body…” - World Health Organization.

    People have the right to think about their safety.


    Freedom of Choice: the Democracy’s Essence

    Philippines is a democratic country, the essence of democracy is freedom to choose. Just like
    how we choose our leader, we have the right to choose what we think is safe and beneficial for
    us. Health care is one of the

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