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Article: How Do COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Affect the Young Working Class in the Philippines?

TitleHow Do COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Affect the Young Working Class in the Philippines?
Authors
Keywordsinequality
Philippines
public health
vaccine
vaccine policy
Issue Date31-Jan-2023
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, v. 20, n. 3 How to Cite?
Abstract

Dubbed the “inequality virus”, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has unveiled and magnified many of the global society’s long-standing inequalities and health inequities. This work brings together the phenomena of increased inequality and health inequities felt by the poor and young working class of the Philippines and how they interact negatively with existing vaccine policies. The poor and the young were more likely to have experienced employment disruptions with limited access to technologies that allowed for teleworking. Informal economy workers suffered from diminished labor protection and draconian lockdowns. Disadvantaged areas persistently dealt with limited health resources, and the working class was disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Utilitarian vaccine policies such as mandatory vaccination and the prioritization scheme negatively interacted with these COVID-induced inequalities and health inequities. While the young working class was more likely to be unemployed, mandatory vaccine policy required that they get vaccinated before seeking re-employment. However, the prioritization scheme adopted by the government failed to target them as a priority. This left them in a vulnerable state of prolonged unemployment while on standby for better supply and improved infrastructure for vaccine rollout. Future prospects in terms of economic recovery and health equity will be affected by issues such as potential increased taxation, the rapidly digitalizing labor market that is evolving to favor highly-skilled workers, and the staging of universal healthcare in the country.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/329006
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2021 Impact Factor: 4.614
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808

 

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dc.contributor.authorEstoce, HYR-
dc.contributor.authorNgan, MYO-
dc.contributor.authorCalderon, PEE-
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-05T07:54:34Z-
dc.date.available2023-08-05T07:54:34Z-
dc.date.issued2023-01-31-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, v. 20, n. 3-
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/329006-
dc.description.abstract<p>Dubbed the “inequality virus”, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has unveiled and magnified many of the global society’s long-standing inequalities and health inequities. This work brings together the phenomena of increased inequality and health inequities felt by the poor and young working class of the Philippines and how they interact negatively with existing vaccine policies. The poor and the young were more likely to have experienced employment disruptions with limited access to technologies that allowed for teleworking. Informal economy workers suffered from diminished labor protection and draconian lockdowns. Disadvantaged areas persistently dealt with limited health resources, and the working class was disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Utilitarian vaccine policies such as mandatory vaccination and the prioritization scheme negatively interacted with these COVID-induced inequalities and health inequities. While the young working class was more likely to be unemployed, mandatory vaccine policy required that they get vaccinated before seeking re-employment. However, the prioritization scheme adopted by the government failed to target them as a priority. This left them in a vulnerable state of prolonged unemployment while on standby for better supply and improved infrastructure for vaccine rollout. Future prospects in terms of economic recovery and health equity will be affected by issues such as potential increased taxation, the rapidly digitalizing labor market that is evolving to favor highly-skilled workers, and the staging of universal healthcare in the country.</p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectinequality-
dc.subjectPhilippines-
dc.subjectpublic health-
dc.subjectvaccine-
dc.subjectvaccine policy-
dc.titleHow Do COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Affect the Young Working Class in the Philippines?-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20032593-
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dc.identifier.volume20-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.issnl1660-4601-

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