AFTER reports reached their office that some unvaccinated people had severe to moderate symptoms of Covid-19 because they preferred to wait for a specific brand, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Sunday urged the public to get vaccinated and not be choosy.

"The best protection against Covid-19 is to get vaccinated. All vaccines work," PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon stressed.

The PRC said it continues to operate the isolation facilities and emergency field hospitals to combat Covid-19. Compared to the last months, admission in the isolation facilities is decreasing.

Gordon reminded the public not to let their guard down, as the virus is still dangerous to everyone's health.

"Even [if] vaccinated, you are still a possible carrier of Covid-19 and might affect the unvaccinated. Everyone should still wear a face mask, wash their hands, and maintain social distancing to slow the spread of the virus," he said.

PRC now has nine Bakuna Centers and has deployed its mobile vaccination buses to inoculate people even in far-flung areas.

It also strongly reiterated the need to "Test, Treat, Isolate, and Vaccinate" to beat Covid-19.

Covid cases

The Department of Health on Sunday reported a total of 5,916 additional cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,473,025.

There were 6,127 recoveries and 105 deaths.

Of the recorded infections, 3.4 percent are active cases (49,701), 94.9 percent (1,397,403) have recovered, and 1.76 percent (25,921) have died.

Ten duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these, six are recoveries.

Moreover, 53 cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.

All laboratories were operational on July 9, 2021 while three laboratories were not able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System.

Based on data in the last 14 days, the three non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 0.7 percent of samples tested and 0.5 percent of positive individuals.

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