More than four hundred (400) public school teachers in Davao de Oro took part in the recently conducted health forum on Covid-19 Omicron variant by PLGU-Davao de Oro in collaboration with the PIA XI (Philippine Information Agency) held via online platform last January 25, 2022.
The new omicron variant has spread rapidly and ripped communities since its emergence, but experts say it’s less severe in nature as hospitalizations and mortality rate is lower than the previous surges, but shouldn’t be underestimated as viruses replicate and mutates fast.
Dr. Kathryn Uy Roa, Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases for Public Health encouraged the public to get their booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to safeguard one’s health from the mutations of the Covid-19 virus.
Governor Tyron Uy also attended the forum and informed the public of his condition after getting infected with the virus. The governor also maximized online platforms to continue serving the public while in isolation and stressed that the only solution to the crisis is to get vaccinated.
Overall, the online health forum reached a thousand views and engagements from online viewers of the province’s official Facebook Pages. PLGU-DdO and PIA plan to reach out to the Women’s Sector as the country prepares for the vaccination of the pediatric population aged 5-11 years old. (JA, PAO-IPRD)
