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001) 2021-02-17-101
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RELEASED
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
No. 2021-019 17 FEB 2021
1.0 BACKGROUND
3.1 Adults, caregivers, and their parents understand the need for
immunization as a means to meet national herd immunity to protect
their families and communities;
3.2 Priority eligible groups are aware of the vaccine deployment plan
and implementation schedule;
3.3 All Filipinos understand the key difference between the
government- led vaccination roll-out and the WHO vaccine clinical
trials;
3.4 Health workers, community leaders, and other frontline workers
are able to communicate key messages of the campaign and respond to
concerns from their stakeholders;
3.5 LGUs, private sector, civil society organizations and other key
stakeholders are engaged to champion the immunization activities for
community-level mobilization
4.1 This Memorandum Circular covers all the Local Government Units
led by their respective local chief executives, with the support of their
Health Education and Promotion Office (HEPO), Information Officers
(IOs), Health Officers, Members of the Sanggunian, Punong Barangays,
Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams, Sangunniang
Kabataan, other local communicators, other local Officials, PNP, BFP,
BJMP, PPSC, NYC, NCMF and PCW to support the national demand
and generation and communication activities within their respective
jurisdiction/sectors.
5.1 The Local Chief Executives, through their respective local health
committees and information and communication arms as well as partner
Civil Society Organizations are enjoined to:
5.2 DILG Field OPices may tap their existing “Bida and May
Disiplina Champions” for the social mobilization campaign. The
Regional Information Officers and the BIDA ang May Disiplina Focal
Persons in the regions and provinces shall monitor the implementation of
the activities provided in this Memorandum Circular and submit weekly
reports to the Office of the Undersecretary for Plans, Public Affairs and
Communications.
5.3 Inquiries related to this program shall be directed to the Public
A€airs and Communication Service, which shall serve as DILG head
secretariat, at telephone number (02) 8876-3454 local 5701, S703 & 5705
and the Office of the Undersecretary for Plans, Public A€airs and
Communications at phone (02) 8876-3454 local 3801 as the DILG Lead
to the Task Group Demand Generation and Communications.
6.0 ANNEXES
7.0 EFFECTIVITY
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