MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday appealed to the government to respect its own priority list for COVID-19 vaccination to ensure continued supply of vaccines from the Covax Facility.
Pangilinan noted that under Republic Act No. 11525 or the Act establishing the COVID-19 vaccination program that health workers should be the first to receive the precious and limited jabs.
He noted the hierarchy on the priority list for those who need to get vaccinated under the law, which provides that the inoculation shotsshould first go to healthcare workers, senior citizens, people with comorbidities, frontline personnel including uniformed personnel and teachers, and in…
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