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30-araw para magpabakuna kontra-COVID-19.. “No vax, no ride”, ipapatupad — DOLE, DILG, DOTr

ni Lolet Abania | January 26, 2022



Bibigyan na lamang ang mga hindi bakunado at partially vaccinated na mga manggagawa sa National Capital Region (NCR) ng 30 araw simula Enero 26, upang magpatuloy sa pagsakay sa mga pampublikong transportasyon para sa pagpunta nila sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Metro Manila, ayon sa isang joint statement na inilabas ng Departments of Labor and Employment, Transportation, at Interior and Local Government ngayong Miyerkules.


Batay sa statement, hindi na papayagan ang mga ito na sumakay sa mga public utility vehicles (PUV) kung sila ay hindi pa rin fully vaccinated hanggang sa pagtatapos ng 30-day period.


Ayon kay DOTr Undersecretary Artemio Tuazon Jr., ang gawaing ito ay sumusuporta sa gobyerno sa pagsisikap nitong mapataas ang COVID-19 vaccination rate ng bansa sa gitna ng banta ng mas nakahahawang Omicron variant.


“This joint decision is also meant to support the vaccination drive of the entire government. We want our workers to get fully vaccinated especially now that there is no longer a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, and there is a threat of highly transmissible variants of the virus,” ani Tuazon.


“We are giving our workers the time to get themselves vaccinated,” dagdag pa niya. Nilinaw naman ng DOTr official, na hindi aniya ito matatawag na discriminatory.


“As jointly decided by the DOLE, DILG and DOTr, workers who will remain unvaccinated 30 days after the announcement are not being barred from their workplaces,” giit ni Tuazon.


“They are simply not allowed to use public transportation, but can still use other means such as active transport, private vehicles, or company shuttle services,” paliwanag niya.


Matatandaang nagpahayag ang mga transport rights groups at human rights advocates ng kanilang posisyon hinggil sa “no vax, no ride” policy, kung saan anila, mas organisado at mas sistematikong pamamaraan ang kailangan para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng virus.


Paliwanag naman ng DOTr, ang kanilang polisiya ay para maprotektahan ang mga unvaccinated na tamaan ng naturang respiratory disease, at upang mapigilan ang ekonomiya na tuluyang bumagsak dahil sa pagsasara ng maraming establisimyento.


“If we do not act now, all industries and business sectors will be severely affected,” ayon pa sa statement.


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