MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday it is studying if the screening of vaccinees for vital signs can be omitted before their vaccination against COVID-19 as recommended by the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) and the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH).
“Actually pinagaaralan namin ‘yan at kami naman po ay sumasang-ayon sa kanilang obserbasyon na medyo dumami ‘yung deferrals natin because of this blood pressure taking,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo when asked of the recommendation from the two institutions.
(Actually, we are studying that recommendation and we agree with their…
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