The City Health Office here has urged the public to maintain wearing face shields as an additional protective gear against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
CHO resident epidemiologist Dr. Teodulfo Joselito Retuya underscored the importance of wearing face shields as the city is currently under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) due to Covid-19 surge.
“It has been proven that our face mask and face shield are very important and then, why should we settle for one?,” he said in a virtual press briefing Saturday.
Retuya said people could get 99 percent protection against the virus if they are wearing a face mask, face shield, and observing physical distancing measures.
“That will add up since we have already started our vaccination, the protection will become higher,” he added.
Retuya said vaccinated people must also continue following the basic health protocols because they could still be infected as the vaccines cannot give 100-percent immunity.
As of June 11, the city recorded 582 vaccinated individuals that still got infected with the virus, of which 420 were vaccinated with Sinovac, 156 with AstraZeneca, five from Pfizer, and one from Sinopharm.
Source: Philippines News Agency