PROJECT BALIK BUHAY

PRIVATE SECTOR VACCINE DEPLOYMENT

PROGRAM and the NATIONAL VACCINATION
PROGRAM AGAINST COVID-19
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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 What is Project Balik Buhay Private
Sector Vaccine Deployment
Program?

The Private Sector Vaccine Deployment

Program is initiated by the OPAV,
IATF-Visayas and DOH7, through the Project
Balik Buhay public-private partnership to
help and support the government in
achieving a safe, fast and successful
deployment of the national vaccination
program in Cebu and the Visayas.

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 Which companies can participate?

Any and all companies can participate in the

national vaccination program, whether
members or non-members of the Chambers,
associations, affiliates

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 Is the vaccination mandatory
for all?

While it is desirable to have the whole

Filipino population vaccinated against COVID
19, availing of the vaccine is optional and
not mandatory. No one can be forced to be
vaccinated.

However, everyone is encouraged to be

vaccinated against COVID 19 and slow down
if not stop the pandemic.

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 How can our company participate
in the program?

A company can participate in the program by

following the pre-listing procedure:

a. Company Representative/HR will email

required Company Information, Statement of
Management Responsibility and Employee
Masterfile to
registration@projectbalikbuhay.com.

b. Company Representative/HR will register on

www.projectbalikbuhay.com and provide
Company Information to generate his/her user
name and password to monitor batch approvals
and vaccination schedules.

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 How will I know if my employees
are qualified and the schedule of
vaccination?

The PPB will forward your company

documents to DOH for approval. Once
approved by DOH, PBB will assign a
Vaccination Center and vaccination schedule
based on order of Priority list. The company
HR will receive an email of their company’s
batch approval, assigned Vaccination Center
and vaccination schedule and will be
reminded thereof 3 days before the
vaccination date.

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 What is the priority list?

The IATF National Priority List for COVID-19 Vaccination is:

A1: Frontline workers in health facilities
both national and local, private and
public, health professionals and
non-professionals like students,
nursing aides, janitors, barangay health
workers, etc.
A2: Senior citizens aged 60 years old
and above
B1: Teachers, Social Workers
B2: Other Government Workers
B3: Other essential workers
B4: Socio-demographic groups at
significantly higher risk other than
senior citizens and indigenous people

A3: Persons with comorbidities not B5: Overseas Filipino Workers

otherwise included in the preceding
categories B6: Other Remaining Workforce

A4: Frontline personnel in essential

sectors including uniformed personnel C: Rest of the Filipino population not
and those in working sectors identified otherwise included in the above
by the IATF as essential during ECQ groups

A5: Indigent population not otherwise

included in the preceding categories

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 What are co-morbidities?

Be ready with the medical certificate for

co-morbidities such as:

• Hypertension
• Heart disease
• Kidney disease
• Bronchial Asthma
• Diabetes mellitus
• Liver disease
• Skin asthma
• Cancer.

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 Can we select the vaccine brand
to be administered?

No, the recipient cannot choose the brand.

The vaccines to be dispensed as they
become available to the Philippine
Government.

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 How much is the cost of the
vaccine and its administration?

The vaccine and administration is free

since it is part of the Government’s National
vaccination program. The only cost that will
be borne by the employer/employee is the
transportation to/from the vaccination
center.

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 Are the COVID-19 vaccines
safe and effective?

COVID-19 vaccines that are granted with

Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are
considered safe and effective based on the
available evidence to date (DOH FAQs on
Vaccine).

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 What is an Emergency Use
Authorization (EUA)?

It is an authorization granted through a

risk-based procedure for assessing
unregistered (under development) vaccines
or drugs during public health emergencies of
international concern. It aims to expedite
availability of the vaccine or drug to people
affected by public health emergency based
on essential set of available quality, safety
and efficacy performance data (DOH FAQs on
Vaccine).

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 What are the possible side
effects of vaccination?

The possible side effects of a vaccine include pain,

redness, itchiness or swelling at the injection site (which
may last a few hours); fever; feeling of weakness or
fatigue; headache; dizziness; diarrhea; or nausea.

Hence, there is a vaccination pharmacovigilance

protocol that includes (1) monitoring for 60 minutes of
any side effects immediately after inoculation at the
adverse monitoring area and (2) reporting to the HR
within 2 days after the vaccination notwithstanding the
need to consult the nearest healthcare professional if
you experience any of these (DOH FAQs on Vaccine).

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 Can an employer be held liable
if a worker has an adverse reaction
to the vaccine?

If the Employer has submitted a duly

signed and certified Statement of
Management Responsibility to the PBB,
then the Employer cannot be held liable
for any adverse reaction to the vaccine.

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 How can those not in companies
avail of the government’s
vaccination program?

Contact or await DOH and/or LGU

announcements in this regard.

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