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Prioritization of persons with special needs in Covid-19 vaccinations in the Philippines

Author(s) -

Christopher Ryan Maboloc

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdab324

Subject(s) - prioritization , covid-19 , vaccination , epidemiology , public health , environmental health , medicine , pandemic , virology , betacoronavirus , geography , outbreak , business , disease , nursing , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , process management

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that vaccinations against Covid-19 are safer than not getting vaccinated. Covid-19 is a severe respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. In the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented a prioritization policy framework for its Covid-19 vaccination program. However, upon consideration of the sectors listed in the guidelines, persons with special needs like those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear to be omitted or at the very least not specified in the Vaccination Prioritization Policy. This is a policy gap that needs to be corrected.

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