PHPresidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Wednesday his proposal to create “safer bubbles” for vaccinated individuals was meant to help the country emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns that hurt the economy.
“We are trying to present a solution to lockdowns. I believe that this is the way forward to allow the economy to run,” Concepcion said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay online forum.
“We have no choice but to (re)open the economy safely. And the only way to do it is to allow the vaccinated to spur the economic movement.”
Concepcion earlier said he was coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for fully vaccinated passengers to protect them from getting infected by the unvaccinated ones.
He also said the government should look into the possibility of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for individuals who have yet to be vaccinated, citing the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
He said such restrictions could be implemented once local government units achieve a vaccination rate of 70% to 80%.
Both Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra welcomed Concepcion’s proposal, although it might be subject to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. once it becomes policy, they said.
“The idea is good but may be challenged as violative of the equal protection clause by those who have remained unvaccinated but are nonetheless complying with mandatory health protocols,” Guevarra said on Tuesday.
“Without prejudging the legal issue, the proper time to push for the proposal is when the vaccines have become readily available to anyone anywhere and the majority of the people have been fully vaccinated,” he said.—AOL, GMA News
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“We are trying to present a solution to lockdowns. I believe that this is the way forward to allow the economy to run,” Concepcion said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay online forum.
“We have no choice but to (re)open the economy safely. And the only way to do it is to allow the vaccinated to spur the economic movement.”
Concepcion earlier said he was coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for fully vaccinated passengers to protect them from getting infected by the unvaccinated ones.
He also said the government should look into the possibility of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for individuals who have yet to be vaccinated, citing the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
He said such restrictions could be implemented once local government units achieve a vaccination rate of 70% to 80%.
Both Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra welcomed Concepcion’s proposal, although it might be subject to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. once it becomes policy, they said.
“The idea is good but may be challenged as violative of the equal protection clause by those who have remained unvaccinated but are nonetheless complying with mandatory health protocols,” Guevarra said on Tuesday.
“Without prejudging the legal issue, the proper time to push for the proposal is when the vaccines have become readily available to anyone anywhere and the majority of the people have been fully vaccinated,” he said.—AOL, GMA News
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