Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo has launched its "Isa Pa" campaign to back calls for nationwide booster vaccinations against Covid-19.
“There really needs to be a concerted effort to tell Filipinos that booster vaccinations are necessary to protect our families, our friends and our economy,” Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said.
Concepcion said the campaign will span on both traditional and online media platforms nationwide.
“We already achieved so much in reopening the economy. It’s time to work on sustaining what we have gained, and we can do that by reinforcing our wall of immunity,” he said.
According to Concepcion, the “Isa Pa” (One More) campaign emphasizes the importance of booster vaccinations to support the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including small vendors, drivers, and farmers.
It also drives home the point that booster vaccinations also serve to reinforce the wall of protection around loved ones, especially the elderly and the young children in the family, he said.
The recommendation for booster vaccination was emphasized by members of the Advisory Council of Experts (ACE), which comprise the country’s foremost authorities on medicine, public health, economics, and research and data analytics.
The group has reiterated that the data is clear on why primary vaccinations are insufficient to safeguard against Covid-19 and its variants, and that boosters restore protection to sufficient levels.
“And now, especially with children returning to in-person classes, we need to protect all members of the family so that we can continue reopening the economy,” Concepcion said.
In launching the “Isa Pa” campaign, Concepcion acknowledged the contribution of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, who inspired the statement as the rallying cry for renewed efforts to push booster vaccination among Filipinos.