MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday proposed simultaneous COVID-19 vaccination of priority groups to ensure the safety of healthcare workers while sustaining the economy.
In a pre-recorded meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, Galvez suggested the national government simultaneously vaccinate health workers (A1), senior citizens (A2), and persons with comorbidities (A3) while the private sector inoculates economic frontliners (A4).
“‘Yung sequential, medyo matagal po. Dapat po simultaneous po natin ginagawa,” Galvez said.
(If we do it sequentially, it will take a long time. We should be vaccinating simultaneously.)
“We are targeting A1 to A3 and…
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