BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Around 90 percent of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office’s (NOCPPO) personnel have already received booster shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
NOCPPO spokesperson Police Lieutenant Judesses Catalogo said yesterday the remainder of police personnel who opted either not to get vaccinated or not get boosters shot have existing comorbidities.
Catalogo said the personnel who have made this choice have submitted their medical certificates from their respective physicians explaining their conditions.
Aside from health issues, women police personnel who are either pregnant or are currently nursing are also included in the list of NOCPPO personnel who have yet to get vaccinated or get the booster shots.
Despite passing their medical certificates, Catalogo said they are still encouraging those who remain unvaccinated or have not gotten the booster shots to build up their strength and resistance, and still get the vaccine or booster once they are ready.
Catalogo said all police personnel should be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 for their own protection and safety.
People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales.
These droplets also land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough.
Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don’t feel unwell.
Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment.
Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness./PN
