National Economic and Development Authority Undersecretary Rosemarie G. Edillon on Monday said that the “best-case” scenario to start the vaccination of the A4 priority group is by May.
“The best-case scenario is we can start in May and it can actually slide to June. There is this first and second dose so it can be June, July, and August,” Edillon said during the media forum of Department of Health.
Edillon noted that workers in the economic sectors have “high levels” of interaction with or exposure to the public.
“Economic sectors that are needed to ensure security, consumer and worker safety, and those working in priority government projects,” she said.
She also stressed the need for partnership with the establishments, agencies, organizations (EAOs) :
The group belonging to A4 are the following:
A4.1: Commuter transport (land, air, and sea), including logistics
A4.2: Frontline government workers in justice, security, transport and social protection sectors
A4.3: Public and private wet and dry market vendors; frontline workers in grocery, supermarkets; delivery services
A4.4: Workers in manufacturing for food, beverage, medical and pharmaceutical products
A4.5: Frontline workers in food retail, including food service delivery
A4.6: Frontline government workers
A4.7: Frontline workers in financial services
A4.8: Teaching and related personnel in medical and allied medical courses of HEIs, including personnel handling laboratories
A4.9: Frontline workers in hotels and accommodation
A4.10: Priests, Pastors, religious leaders regardless of denomination
A4.11: Construction workers in government infrastructure projects
A4.12: Security guards/personnel assigned in the establishments, offices, agencies, and organizations identified in Table 1
A4.13: Overseas Filipino workers not classified above, and scheduled for deployment within two months.
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