The family of the Philippine Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, H.E. Paul Raymund Cortes expresses their gratitude to the UAE government for its efficiency in providing vaccines for Filipinos and for all residents in the country.
Mme. Dr. Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes, spouse to the Philippine Consul General, shared with The Filipino Times that there were no side effects observed after their entire family got both doses of the vaccines since February 9.
She also added that she was impressed with the fast distribution of the vaccine across all seven emirates, thereby helping the country rise against the challenges brought about by the pandemic.
“Napakabilis at efficient ang distribution system of ng UAE. They made it possible for everyone to be vaccinated in the shortest possible time allowing society and this economy to rebound to its pre-pandemic levels,” said Dr. Balajadia-Cortes.
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Dr. Balajadia-Cortes is optimistic that the jab will give their family as well as all of the Filipinos and UAE residents the protection they need to ward off the dangerous virus.
“We thank the UAE government for providing all its residents the opportunity to be vaccinated against the pandemic that has brought the world to its knees,” she added.
She hopes that her fellow Filipino residents will also grab the opportunity to get the free vaccine to not only protect themselves from the coronavirus but also to help the country in its fight to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“Let’s trust our health authorities and their leading role in guiding our global community in the fight against COVID-19. The world has, for a year, looked for a vaccine and now that it is here with us, let us place our hope that the vaccine will indeed help humanity during this pandemic. Let’s love ourselves and choose to vaccinate,” said Cortes.
To date, the UAE has provided over 10.2 million vaccines for free to the public, achieving a 103.68 rate of vaccination per 100 people.
In line with this milestone achievement of reaching 10 million doses, The Filipino Times recently launched a campaign for Filipinos in the UAE who have proudly supported the UAE’s National Vaccination Programme with a Facebook Profile sticker campaign titled ‘I’ve been vaccinated, salamat (thanks) UAE!’
The Filipino Times’ latest Facebook profile sticker campaign is meant to show how Filipinos in the UAE have thoroughly and wholeheartedly took part to help the country achieve its aspirations to inoculate its target population before the end of 2021.
