Vaccine:They said it's not mandatory but...

November 27, 2021

Hello, people here. How's the weekend so far? We're not able to go home to my place this day so tomorrow morning we will go there, my father missed his grandchild already. I spend my whole Saturday taking care of my baby and sleeping when he falls asleep.

We now have a vaccine for Covid. The government encourages people to get vaccinated especially those seniors and front-liners since they are the more vulnerable ones. At first, people were scared about the vaccine and think negatively about its side effects but still, there are lots of people who want to get the vaccine.

And now, kids aged 12 and up years old are now allowed to get the vaccine only if their guardian allow them to be vaccinated.

Vaccination isn't mandatory. People can decide whether they get the vaccine or not. It's up to us, it's our choice. That's what I read when I searched about FAQS:VACCINE on the page of DOH.

It clearly says that getting the vaccine is not mandatory but they highly encourages us to be vaccinated for our safety.

But what happened nowadays is like saying that vaccination is mandatory. Why do I say so?

Disclaimer: this is what I observed and experienced. What I will be sharing here is purely my opinion.

Many restaurants don't allow dine in when a person doesn't vaccinate yet. Some establishments prefer vaccinated ones rather than not vaccinated to enter into their premises. There is transportation who are required to show the vaccine card before allowing a person to ride. Even church (I'm referring to our church here, I don't know if we have the same situation) prioritised the vaccinated one to enter inside.

See? It's not mandatory to get the vaccine but in these situations, people are forced to be vaccinated to enjoy also the perks that the vaccinated person experiencing.

Why do I feel that a person who didn't yet vaccinate experiencing discrimination?

Last November 22, 2021, is the release of our allowance in scholarship. I waited for it for almost a year now and finally, they release it already. I am happy with that good news.

So my partner and I went to my university to get the allowance. My schedule is 9 am to 12 noon. I have my requirements with me. I'm wearing a face mask and face shield.

When I am going to enter the guard ask for the screenshot of my schedule so I show it to him at first I thought it's okay already but when he asked for my vaccination card, I told him I don't have one since am not yet vaccinated. I told him the reason why I didn't have my vaccine yet but he said they are not allowing not vaccinated people to enter school premises. I beg him that my schedule is at 9 and only that day but no luck. For me to enter I need to show him my vaccination card which I don't have.

I went back to where my partner is waiting then told him what the guard said. I feel down at that time and I thought I won't get my allowance. I messaged our GC if it is allowed others to get our allowance and fortunately, one of the members answered me and send a screenshot saying that it is allowed, we just need to create an authorization letter saying our reason, government ID of the person who will be going to claim the allowance and my requirements.

Since my partner is fully vaccinated already and have his vaccination card. He is the one who enters the university to claim my allowance. There's a process that he undergoes to be qualified in claiming my allowance.

While waiting for my partner. I am sitting in front of the pldt building, a good thing they have chairs there.

When my partner already has my allowance. We're both hungry so we look for carinderia since we're not allowed to dine in.

This is the food that we ate.

I also gave money to my sisters and my mother in law and we ordered online for our baby.

Closing thoughts

I'm planning to get my vaccine soon because there are rumours that our school will have face to face classes only for that vaccinated person. I didn't get my vaccine before because I am pregnant and I'm scared of its side effects.

-Loveleng18