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Walang basehan ang pahayag ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Jose “Joey” Montemayor na ang bakuna laban sa COVID-19 ay may “kabaligtarang” epekto at naglalantad sa mga tao sa impeksyon.
Presidential candidate Jose “Joey” Montemayor’s claim that the COVID-19 vaccine has a “reverse” effect and exposes people to infection has no basis.
Sinabi ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor na ang bilang ng mga ganap na nabakunahan sa Pilipinas ay hindi pa umabot sa 30 milyon noong unang bahagi ng Marso. Ito ay hindi totoo.
Presidential candidate Dr. Jose “Joey” Montemayor, who is against mandatory vaccination, claimed that the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the Philippines has not reached 30 million as of early March. This is false.
Sa pagtatanggol sa mga karapatan ng mga indibiduwal na ayaw magpabakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), si Public Attorneys Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta ay nagbigay ng maling pahayag na ang mga nabakunahan ay “walang immunity” laban sa virus at, samakatuwid, ay hindi naiiba sa mga hindi nabakunahan.
Vaccinated individuals do develop immunity against the COVID-19 virus. This protection, however, is not perfect, as with other health interventions, according to the World Health Organization.
The local laws that the ad cited to justify these arguments contradict these assertions.
While it is true that COVID-19 vaccines have risks of complications, “severe or life-threatening reactions are extremely rare” according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) Frequently Answered Questions page.
Humigit-kumulang 12.7 milyong mga bata na may edad 12 hanggang 17 ang inaasahang mabakunahan laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) kasunod ng desisyon ng gobyerno na palawakin ang kwalipikadong recipients sa nationwide na pagbabakuna.
Around 12.7 million children aged 12 to 17 are expected to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) following the government’s decision to expand the eligible recipients of the nationwide vaccination rollout.