The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) said that areas in modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), including Cagayan de Oro, will be prioritized in vaccine deployment.
This is after Cagayan De Oro Rep. Rufus Rodrigo issued a statement that he blames vaccine czar Carlito Galvez for the deaths in COVID-19 of many Cagayan de Oro residents because the vaccine they requested did not reach them.
“Magre-recalibrate na po tayo, ibig sabihin ‘yung mga mga naka-MECQ ay magkakaroon na ng mas maraming doses ng bakuna. ASAP na po ‘yan dahil directive po ni Pangulong Duterte kagabi so magre-recalibrate agad ngayon,” said IATF co-chair Karlo Nograles.
“People died because of the inactivity of the vaccine czar. Let me state that on the record, because if you were able to give those cities which are very high… Andoon na eh many times nasabi na ngayon pa pala June, July pa pala nila papadala ang bigger share for those which are having COVID-19 higher rates,” said Rodriguez.
IATF to prioritize MECQ areas in COVID-19 vaccine deployment
There will be 8,751 active COVID-19 cases in the city as of June 12, including 1,641 active cases and 384 deaths.
Malacañang denied that the government has neglected Mindanao and other areas in the Philippines regarding distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
“Hindi po totoo ‘yan na ginipit natin ang ibang parte ng Pilipinas. Inuna lang natin ‘yung una na pinakamataas ang numero. Pero ngayong tumataas po sa iba nagpapadala tayo ng karagdagang bakuna, sa mga lugar na ‘yan at saka ang pagkalat po ng sakit, hindi po ‘yan dahil sa kawalan ng bakuna. ‘Yan po ay dahil bumaba ang compliance with minimum health requirements,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.
Of the more than 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that arrived in the Philippines, only 6.68 million or 52 percent were purchased by the government while the rest were donated.
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