MANILA, Philippines — Three lawmakers in the House of Representatives have filed a bill seeking to add dentists and medical technologists as vaccinators in the government’s COVID-19 vaccine program.
Under House Bill No. 9354 filed on Tuesday, Quezon Province Rep. Angelina Tan, Quezon City Rep. Kit Belmonte, and Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo underscored the need for additional medical personnel to function as vaccinators to help in the rollout of the COVID-19 inoculation program in the country.
The measure seeks to amend Section 9 of the Republic Act No. 11525 or the “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021” by allowing dentists and medical technologists to administer …
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