The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) only has 10 remaining personnel unvaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Thursday.
Lt. Abegael Donasco, the NOCPPO spokesperson, said those who have not been inoculated are police officers with comorbidities, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
“They comprise about 1 percent of the population. They have submitted waivers,” she added.
Currently, there are 2,380 personnel under NOCPPO, including those assigned in the 31 city and municipal police stations, provincial headquarters, and mobile force companies.
Data as of February 14 showed 268 police personnel in Negros Occidental have contracted Covid-19 while two have died since the start of the pandemic.
“Currently, we have no active cases. All 266 who have recovered already returned to duty,” Donasco said.
Police officers who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 are directed to submit a waiver to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas).
They are also required to undergo a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test every 14 days at their expense in compliance with the “no job, no vaccine” policy of the Philippine National Police.
Resolution 148-B of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases mandates all establishments and employers in the public and private sector to require their eligible employees tasked to do on-site work to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Source: Philippines News Agency
