MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) should commit to a vaccination timeline first before making public statements signaling its “fear of commitment” to the vaccination rollout.
In a statement, Hontiveros said the longer the delays in the rollout is costing people their jobs and making more people hungrier.
“People will have to face tremendous suffering in the pandemic for even longer…Tigilan ng NTF ang kanilang fear of commitment sa vaccination rollout because it is costing us jobs and is making the people hungrier,” she said.
Hontiveros likened the NTF’s dilly-dallying on the dates of delivery of vaccin…
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