MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City lawmaker is urging the national and local government units (LGUs) to include persons with disabilities (PWDs) with mobility impairments in its home vaccination program against COVID-19.
Under House Resolution No. 1727, Quezon City 5th District Rep. Alfred Vargas, who chairs the House committee on social services, said the current house-to-house vaccination drives of some LGUs only cover bedridden residents and those with comorbidities.
However, Vargas said PWDs with mobility impairments should also be included in the program since they are “among those deprived of access to such public services that require them to leave their homes.”
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