Get the jab done
Published Jun 1, 2021 12:21 am
Medium Rare
Jullie Y. Daza
IATF Secretary Galvez reporting on how vaccinations brought down COVID-19 transmissions: In the US, after 30 percent of the population got their jabs. In Israel, after 50 percent were vaccinated.
President Biden to the American people: “More vaccinations mean more freedom.” He thanked US troops, who are one percent of the population, “for keeping the 99 percent safe.”
An Asian American residing in Sacramento, capital of California: “On June 15, California will remove all restrictions, no more masking and social distancing – we’ll be back to normal! And by end-June, 70 percent of senior citizens will have been fully vaccinated, with an additional 17 percent waiting for their second dose.”
America did not get this far by restricting their vaccinations to so-called priority groups. Even Canada to the north allows walk-ins, though rules and regulations differ in cities and states. In the state of Alberta, pop-up sites open and close as naturally as leaves fall. Truckers crossing state lines are given their shots if they want to, if only to minimize vaccine wastage.
In Sacramento or Calgary, there’s no need for citizens to be herded. Anyone can walk in, with or without an appointment (but better with). They drive through or walk into a drug store, show their ID and insurance card, answer a few questions, get the jab and leave. California allows pregnant women in their first trimester to be inoculated, so with 12-year-olds. The homeless, by the way, were among the first.
California is like the Philippines in one respect. They’re also in a hurry to catch millions a mile a minute by offering raffle prizes, like a $1 million lottery and $116 million in gift certificates -- that’s where we differ.
In their drugstores, the vaccinators are pharmacists, interns, or technicians. Wouldn’t you love to see our Mercury Drug branches, 1,200-plus all over the country, serving as vaccination sites? There’s one Mercury in every neighborhood, and their staff of 15,000 are by reputation helpful, and dependable, especially the pharmacists who dispense advice over-the-counter.
So far, word is that our malls are doing a great job, and the mayors and their LGU staff deserve to be thanked for their professionalism, medical and otherwise, and for their sense of order and orderliness.
Jullie Y. Daza
IATF Secretary Galvez reporting on how vaccinations brought down COVID-19 transmissions: In the US, after 30 percent of the population got their jabs. In Israel, after 50 percent were vaccinated.
President Biden to the American people: “More vaccinations mean more freedom.” He thanked US troops, who are one percent of the population, “for keeping the 99 percent safe.”
An Asian American residing in Sacramento, capital of California: “On June 15, California will remove all restrictions, no more masking and social distancing – we’ll be back to normal! And by end-June, 70 percent of senior citizens will have been fully vaccinated, with an additional 17 percent waiting for their second dose.”
America did not get this far by restricting their vaccinations to so-called priority groups. Even Canada to the north allows walk-ins, though rules and regulations differ in cities and states. In the state of Alberta, pop-up sites open and close as naturally as leaves fall. Truckers crossing state lines are given their shots if they want to, if only to minimize vaccine wastage.
In Sacramento or Calgary, there’s no need for citizens to be herded. Anyone can walk in, with or without an appointment (but better with). They drive through or walk into a drug store, show their ID and insurance card, answer a few questions, get the jab and leave. California allows pregnant women in their first trimester to be inoculated, so with 12-year-olds. The homeless, by the way, were among the first.
California is like the Philippines in one respect. They’re also in a hurry to catch millions a mile a minute by offering raffle prizes, like a $1 million lottery and $116 million in gift certificates -- that’s where we differ.
In their drugstores, the vaccinators are pharmacists, interns, or technicians. Wouldn’t you love to see our Mercury Drug branches, 1,200-plus all over the country, serving as vaccination sites? There’s one Mercury in every neighborhood, and their staff of 15,000 are by reputation helpful, and dependable, especially the pharmacists who dispense advice over-the-counter.
So far, word is that our malls are doing a great job, and the mayors and their LGU staff deserve to be thanked for their professionalism, medical and otherwise, and for their sense of order and orderliness.