Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario
THE Department of Health (DoH) emphasizes “the critical imperative of vaccination and booster doses as they remain the foremost line of defense against the Covid-19 virus.”
This was the reaction of the DoH after the Supreme Court junked all the petitions that questioned the constitutionality of the pandemic regulations.
A policeman patrols a street in Barangay 675 Zone 73 in Paco, Manila on March 17, 2021. Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso ordered the lockdown of Barangay 675 and five other villages on March 15 due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases.
The DoH, as the leading agency that implemented the regulations of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases (IATF) that included a nationwide vaccination campaign, said that they “reaffirm that all regulations and policies implemented during the pandemic were enacted with the utmost consideration for the common good.”
“Scientific evidence unequivocally demonstrates that vaccines, coupled with the meticulous implementation of multiple layers of protection, have played an instrumental role in guiding our successful journey toward overcoming the challenges posed by the pandemic,” the DoH said.
“By building a resilient barrier of immunity, we have substantially bolstered our collective resilience against the virus, paving the way for a triumphant transition towards a post-pandemic era,” it said.
The health agency also expressed “its profound gratitude for the favorable ruling rendered by the Supreme Court concerning the matter at hand.” — Angelica Tapas
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