Only mild effects of Covid-19 jab on 2 cops: PNP

MANILA – Two medical personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who experienced mild reactions after getting vaccinated with CoronaVac jabs are now in good condition, a police official said on Tuesday.

“Very mild naman yung dalawa na may adverse effects. ‘Yung isa, 29 years old nagka rashes lang sa malapit sa pinagturukan pero nawala din agad. Yung isa naman, 42, year old ay nahilo dahil puyat pala pero nawala din naman agad (Those who experienced adverse effects are only mild cases. One of them is a 29-year-old police officer who got rashes near the inoculation area while the other is a 42-year-old police officer who felt dizzy because of lack of sleep but is now fine),” PNP deputy chief for administration, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar told reporters.

The two police officers are among the over 100 medical personnel who were inoculated in Monday’s rollout of the jabs at the PNP General Hospital.

He also said the inoculation process for the second batch of vaccinees resumed inside the Headquarters Support Service compound in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

During the symbolic vaccination rollout, PNP chief, Gen. Debold Sinas said there were 800 vaccine doses initially allotted for the police force’s health workers, particularly those working as front-liners at the PNP General Hospital.

Around 200 PNP health workers will be vaccinated each day.

“Accordingly, based on my discussion with the director of the Health Service, lahat dun walang nag-backout (no one backed out) even though initial assessment merong iba na hindi qualified (there are those who were not qualified),” Eleazar said. “We made an assessment, not based on their own choice but for clinical reasons. The list of vaccines was immediately filled up because there is a lot of personnel coming from the Health Service that can easily fill up vaccine slots.”

About 75 percent of the PNP personnel have expressed willingness to get inoculated with the vaccine.

Eleazar attributed the positive response to the information dissemination on the vaccination drive led by the PNP Health Service and the ground commanders.