𝗣𝗚𝗟𝗨 𝗖𝗩𝗣-𝗧𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

By: Shairalene B. Guerrero, PIO | Photos By: Shairalene B. Guerrero, PIO | Date: July 15, 2021

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To further increase the CoViD-19 Vaccine uptake in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Advocacy, Demand Generation, and Social Mobilization Group (ADGSMG) of the CoViD-19 Vaccination Program Task Force (CVP-TF) conducts a series of Demand Strategy Training of Trainers. ADGSM first convenes with the Demand Generation Officers from the Municipalities of Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Sudipen, and Santol on July 15, 2021.

The Training of Trainers (TOT) is an avenue to converge and connect with the ADGSM counterparts to download the Bakuna Muna Advocacy Playbook, which will serve as the province's localized guide to generating greater demand for CoViD-19 vaccines across all priority groups. Through the TOT, local ADGSMs could share best practices and combine these to intensify their local activities as La Union move forward with the other vaccine priority groups.

Through the combined efforts of the PGLU and local ADGSMs, benefits of having the vaccine will be thoroughly explained to every Kaprobinsiaan, and every resident will be invited to become advocates.

Meanwhile, CVP-TF also commended the municipalities with their vaccine demand generation initiatives. Among the best practices was engaging frontliners and health workers who already got their CoViD-19 Vaccine and share their testimonies during meetings. They have also cascaded information and communication materials down to their barangays even before deploying the CoViD-19 vaccine.

The Department of Health aims to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos in 2021, to achieve herd community.

With the #BakunaMuna CoViD-19 Vaccination Program supported by data-driven approaches, PGLU is hopeful that we shall soon recover from this crisis and move forward in building a #StrongerLaUnion.