Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio reminded barangay officials and workers that vaccination against Covid-19 is not mandatory so it is not proper to deprive unvaccinated Dabawenyos of availing barangay services, particularly on health such as immunization.
The mayor said this after receiving reports that there are some barangays in Davao City that do not provide services to unvaccinated residents.
“Clearly, discrimination na sa mga tao nga nipili na dili sila magpabakuna, considering na dili mandatory ang atoang vaccination program. Dili angay na as public servants and in public service imohang i-derprive ang mga tao,” Mayor Sara said on Monday in an interview via her Facebook Page.
She also said this should be reported to the regional office of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG 11) to discuss what to do in such situations.
In January this year, the mayor announced that she was not keen on imposing restrictions on unvaccinated people in Davao City as they were given the freedom to choose.
She said as a mayor, the city government of Davao did not make the vaccination mandatory for all, and people are given a choice of whether they will be vaccinated or not.
Mayor Sara reported that as of April 29, 2022 there are already 1,327,812 individuals who received their first dose of anti-Covid vaccines; 1,309,162 for the second dose; and 249,360 for booster doses.
With the rollout of booster doses apparently slow, Mayor Sara reminded Dabawenyos to get their booster shots to prevent a severe or critical case of Covid-19 disease.
“Pahinumdum lang ko na hinay ang inyong pagkuha sa inyuhang booster shots. Puwede na niyong kuhaon ang iynong ikatulong bakuna sa Covid-19 dinha sa atoang vaccination centers. Aron kung kita matakdan, kay matakdan man gyud ta, dili ta mahimong severe ug critical case nga manginahanglan ta ug hospital. Kung magkasakit ta anaa ra ta sa atoang mga panimalay,” Mayor Sara said.
The mayor said getting fully vaccinated and boosted will help keep hospitals from overcrowding with Covid-19 patients and the city to avoid lockdown.
Meanwhile, based on the Covid-19 cases per district monitoring by the city’s Response Cluster, as of April 30, 2022 Marilog District recorded three cases; Toril District, one case; Talomo District, 10; Poblacion District, five; Buhangin District, seven; and Bunawan District, four while districts of Paquibato, Calinan, Agdao, and Baguio have zero cases of Covid-19.
