An infectious diseases expert admitted Tuesday she is worried the Philippines may experience a surge in COVID-19 cases similar to Indonesia’s because of the highly contagious Delta variant.
MANILA — An infectious diseases expert admitted Tuesday she is worried the Philippines may experience a surge in COVID-19 cases similar to Indonesia’s because of the highly contagious Delta variant. Dr. Anna Ong Lim, a pediatric infectious diseases expert from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, said the best thing to prevent another surge is to ensure that the elderly and adults with comorbidities get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible. «Yes, kinakabahan ako,» she told ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo. (Yes, I am worried.) «Alam naman natin na malaki ‘yung supply issue natin, so importante talagang habulin ‘yun vaccination ng A2 at A3. Kung mayroon pang natitirang A2 at A3 sa pamilya ninyo na hindi pa nababakunahan, please pakidala na lang sa mga centers,» she advised. (We know that we have a big vaccine supply issue, so what’s important is the vaccination of those in the A2 and A3 group.
