MANILA – Fully vaccinated individuals need
not present swab test results if they want to travel within the Philippines,
the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
(IATF-EID) said on Sunday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said under the new
“protocols” provided under the IATF-EID Resolution No. 124-5, fully vaccinated
people will only need to present their vaccination card for interzonal travel
as well as for intrazonal movement.
“A fully vaccinated individual is someone who has more than
or equal to 2 weeks after having received the second dose in a 2-dose vaccine;
or more than or equal to 2 weeks after having received a single-dose vaccine,”
Roque, also spokesperson of the IATF-EID, said in a statement.
Citing the same IATF-EID resolution, Roque said a fully
vaccinated must be administered with vaccines that are included in the
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) List or Compassionate Special Permit (CSP)
issued by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration or Emergency Use Listing
of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Intrazonal movement
Roque said intrazonal movement of fully vaccinated senior
citizens within the areas under the general community quarantine and modified
GCQ imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic “shall continue to be allowed.”
“This, however, is subject to the presentation of a Covid-19
domestic vaccination card duly issued by a legitimate vaccinating
establishment, or certificate of quarantine completion showing the holder’s
vaccination status as may be issued by the Bureau of Quarantine,” he said.
Intrazonal travel is the movement of people, goods and
services between localities under the same community quarantine classification,
without transiting through an area placed under a different classification.
Interzonal travel
For interzonal travel allowed under amended “pertinent
resolutions” of the IATF and provisions of the Omnibus Guidelines on the
community quarantine implementation, Roque said the presentation of vaccination
card “shall be sufficient alternatives” for any testing requirement which the
local government of destination may require.
“This interzonal travel shall likewise apply to fully
vaccinated senior citizens. Also, the traveler needs to undergo health and
exposure screening upon arrival in the local government of destination,” Roque
said.
Interzonal travel is the movement of people, goods and
services across areas placed under different community quarantine
classifications.
Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the
recommendation to extend GCQ in the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus)
composed of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal until July 15.
The GCQ status will also be imposed in Baguio City, Apayao,
City of Santiago, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Batangas, Quezon, Guimaras,
Aklan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Antique, Capiz, Zamboanga Sibugay, City
of Zamboanga, Iligan City, General Santos City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani,
Cotabato, South Cotabato, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Sur,
and Cotabato City for the entire July.
Cagayan, Bataan, Lucena City, Puerto Princesa, Naga City,
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte,
Cagayan de Oro City, the entire Davao region, Butuan City, Dinagat Islands, and
Surigao del Sur are under stricter modified enhanced community quarantine until
July 15.
The rest of the country will remain under MGCQ for another
month.
Shortened 7-day quarantine
IATF Resolution No. 124-B also stated that in situations when
fully vaccinated individuals are close contacts of probable and confirmed
Covid-19 cases, they may undergo a shortened 7-day quarantine period only if
they remain asymptomatic for the duration of the 7-day period.
“In case there is a need for [reverse transcription -
polymerase chain reaction] RT-PCR testing, this may be done not earlier than
the 5th day after the date of the last exposure,” the resolution read.
For close contacts who may have been traced beyond the 7th
day from the last exposure and who remained asymptomatic, no testing and
quarantine shall be required.
Once the RT-PCR test yields a positive result or the an individual becomes symptomatic, prescribed testing and isolation protocols
shall be followed. (PNA)
Reference: Philippine News Agency (Azer Parrocha) as of July 4, 2021
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