There’s something good and even inspiring about the country’s continuing battle against the pandemic.
The massive vaccination program of the government has significantly contributed to the downtrend of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Philippines, OCTA Research fellow, Dr. Guido David, said Saturday.
According to Dr. David, for the past two years of battling the pandemic, one of the noticeable trends is having surge waves three to four months apart.
“Medyo sinu-support nga nito yung hypothesis na humina yung immunity natin after a period of time – usually mga three to four months pero sa ngayon maganda naman kalagayan natin (It is quite supporting the hypothesis that our immunity is going down after a period of time – usually it’s three to four months, but we are now in a good situation),” David said at the public virtual briefing.
He noted that it is also possible that the COVID 19 surge in the country will not happen.
David said that, “once we started the mass vaccination we really controlled it, especially the hospitalization. In fact, over the past two years, we are now one of the countries in Southeast Asia that is in the best situation.”
“That means – even if we have some lapses at first but now we have a good pandemic management. I hope it will continue in the next coming years,” he said,
David is also optimistic that the next administration will continue the data-based driven approach of the government in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and other challenges posed by the global health crisis.
HOWEVER, David did not dismiss the World Health Organization’s warning of a possible surge saying it might come true if the public will ignore the health protocols and refuse to get vaccinated with Covid-19 primary doses and booster shots.
What the scientist is saying is that arguably, our country’s Achilles’ heel is really complacency.
