Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced Tuesday that the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) is already preparing a database of those vaccinated against COVID-19.
According to Roque, the move is to validate those who have been vaccinated easier and prevent the falsification of vaccination records.
He said that through the DICT database, the various local governments would trust the vaccination record and other countries.
The official further explained that all data from local government units related to vaccination would be directed to the database.
“Dine-develop na po iyan, at kapag nagamit na po iyan, that will be a means of verification kasi may data base na tayong gagamitin, sa totoo lang po, yung ating mode of verification is still the database to be maintained by DICT,” he said.
On the other hand, Roque warned that those who forged the vaccination record would be imprisoned because it would be considered falsification of a public document.
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DICT prepares database of vaccinated vs. COVID-19
He also appealed to Filipinos to stop the nonsense during the pandemic.
“Yung mga Pilipinong mag-iisip mameke, napakalaking pagkakasala po iyan, dahil nakasalalay sa bakuna ang kabuhayan ng marami, huwag po kayong mamemeke dahil masisira ang integridad ng ating pagbabakuna, masisira po yung plano nating magbukas ng ating ekonomiya dahil dumarami na po ang mga bakunado.”
“Umaapela po ako, tigil na po muna ang kalokohan sa panahon ng pandemya at kung kayo po ay mahuli, kulong po kayo, pangako po yan, kulong po yan.”
Meanwhile, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) clarified that the vaccination card provided by local governments can now be used by those who have completed the COVID-19 vaccine so that travelers will not have to undergo the COVID-19 test.
This is part of the government’s gradual easing of travel restrictions, especially for those who have completed the vaccine.
In a Facebook post, infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana said that fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to have COVID-19.
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