Cooperative Organization and Practical Applications (COOP 20073)

Cooperative Organization and Practical Applications (COOP 20073)
Colarte, Erianne Khrisha

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Awareness Campaign on COVID-19 Vaccine for the Cooperative Sector
Our fight with the COVID-19 virus is very tough. We've been fighting with it for a
year and months now. Vaccines is really essential for us to at least eliminate and lessen
the effects of the virus. The awareness campaign on COVID-19 vaccine for the
cooperative sector organized by the Philippine Cooperative Center and its partners such
as Cooperative Health Management Federation, Medical Mission Group Hospitals and
Services Cooperative of the Philippine Federation, and Co-op NATCCO Partylist is very
helpful to every cooperative, cooperators, the general public and students like us.
I've learned a lot from Dr. Rommel B. Punongbayan. The topic is really interesting,
and I think the public should really know more about this topic directly from an expert
because we all know that social media doesn't necessarily give right ideas and most of
the time, fake news spreads faster than the truth. The talk with Dr. Rommel is very
understandable and informative. I got the chance to know more about vaccines, the types
of vaccines available in the world right now, the prioritization in vaccination and its effect.
Vaccines mimic the bacteria or virus that causes disease. When we got
vaccinated, our body is triggered to produce antibodies that will eventually protect us
when we got infected by the virus. Vaccines vary especially on the content used to
stimulate our immune system. There is inactivated vaccine like Sinovac, the current
vaccine present in our country that uses dead virus. Second, the protein-based vaccine
like Novovax Sanopi that uses fragments and pieces of the virus. Third, the mRNA/DNA
vaccine like Pfizer Biontech and Moderna that uses virus genes. Lastly, the viral vector
vaccine like Aztrazeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Gamaleya. These types of vaccines
have different efficacy rate. Vaccine efficacy depends on the clinical trials it undergone.
According to Dr. Rommel's presentation, as of March 15, 2021, Pfizer and Gamaleya/
Sputnik V were the vaccines with high efficacy rate. They are approved by Philippine
FDA and Emergency Used Authorization together with Sinovac and Astrazeneca. There
are operation centers that handles the vaccines that will be distributed to different LGUs.
At least 70% of the population should be vaccinated to achieve a herd immunity.
Herd immunity is the indirect protection from the disease when the population is immune
to the virus through vaccinations. But there are still restrictions for those who wants to be
vaccinated. There are things to consider and consultation to a doctor is the most effective
way to know if you can be vaccinated or not. The prioritization in vaccination is divided
into 3 groups. Priority Eligible Group A consists of the frontliners, senior citizens, the
indigent population and the uniformed personnel. The priority eligible group B includes
teachers, social workers, government workers, OFWs, other socio-demographic groups
aside from senior citizen and the indigent population. Lastly, the priority eligible group C
are the remaining Filipino citizens. The primary goal of this prioritization is the
maintenance of most critical service and the direct reduction of morbidity and mortality.
Second goal is to substantially control the transmission and minimize disruption of social,
economic and security functions. Third goal is the resumption to near normal.
The procedure for vaccination starts with the registration. Most of the LGUs
conduct the registrations online but for some, they were doing it manually. Next procedure
is the pre-vaccination counseling and final consent to let the people know about the
vaccines. Then it will proceed to the screening. After that, the person will undergo
vaccination. Lastly, after vaccination, there would be monitoring and recording of effects
of the vaccine. The adverse effect of the vaccine is normal because it is the way of our
body to build the immune response towards the virus. According to Dr. Rommel, it takes
1-3 day for the symptoms of side effects to resolve. But if it exceeds in three days, the
person must contact the LGU or the nearest health facility.
Many people are afraid to get vaccinated due to different reasons. Also, most of
the people, doesn't have enough knowledge about vaccines. This awareness campaign
simply gives us hints on how important it is to be vaccinated. The clear explanation of Dr.
Rommel Punongbayan eases our worries about vaccines. It is a great honor to hear about
this topic from an expert in the field because it is more reliable. If we really want to achieve
the normal living we used to have, we must acquire vaccination and achieve a herd
immunity from the virus.

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