KALANGANAN 1, Cotabato City (MindaNews / 27 March) — Midwife Bai Salma Mohammad says she went through hell to convince residents in her village to be vaccinated against …
KALANGANAN 1, Cotabato City — Midwife Bai Salma Mohammad says she went through hell to convince residents in her village to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
She recalls how difficult it was to campaign for vaccination. They faced harassments, especially when they revisit those who had not availed of the first round of vaccination. Lumi Macarimbang, security guard of Kalanganan Elementary School, admits he was one of those who did not go for vaccination against COVID-19. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH B. CABRERA
He said the call of BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim and Darul Iftah of Philippines, Grand Mufti Abu Huraira Udasan to go for vaccination as it is not “haram” , convinced many Muslim constituents to accept the vaccination.The next strategy the City Health Office employed to convince residents was to inform them of the benefits of being vaccinated.“We told them, if you are not vaccinated there’s a lot of requirements needed.
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