(Ayon sa NEDA) 35.5M WORKERS PASOK SA A4 VAX GROUP

AABOT sa 35.5 milyong manggagawa ang target na mabakunahan laban sa COVID-19 makaraang gawing simple ng pamahalaan ang A4 category o ang essential workers group, ayon sa National Economic and Development Au- thority (NEDA).

Sa isang statement, sinabi ng NEDA na ang unang bahagi ng pagbakuna para sa expanded A4 group ay nakatuon sa tina-tayang 13 milyong karagdagang manggagawa sa NCR+8 dahil sa mga lugar na ito maramlng kaso ng COVID-19.

“Another 22.5 million workers will subsequently be included from areas outside NCR+8, bringing the total estimate to 35.5 million,” anang ahensiya.

Ang NCR+8 ay binubuo ng National Capital Region (NCR), Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Metro Cebu, at Metro Davao.

Noong Biyernes ay inanunsiyo ni presidential spokesperson Harry Roque na pinadali ng Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) ang A4 category at isinama ang lahat ng government at private sector workers, informal sector workers, at yaong mga nagtatrabaho sa private households na kailangang pisikal na mag-report sa trabaho.

Ang A4 group ay dating nakapokus sa economic frontliners at personnel na may mataas na antas ng pakikisalamuha sa publiko, at kinakailangan para matiyak ang seguridad at kaligtasan ng mga consumer at manggagawa.

Ayon sa NEDA, pinagtibay ng IATF ang rekomendasyon nito sa pamamagitan ng Resolution No. 117.

“There is a high demand for vaccines from the economic sectors. As we are expecting an increase in the supply beginning June 2021, we are now able to expand the list to protect more workers. Vaccinating them will also help safeguard their families, our health gains, and our economic recovery,” pahayag ni Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua.

“With the IATF approval of the simplified list, private sector workers who need to be physically present in their workplace; employees in government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs); informal sector workers and self-employed individuals who work outside their homes; and those working in private households are now included in the A4 priority group.”

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