MANILA, Philippines — An individual has the right to decide whether or not they will receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Monday amid a proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus mandatory.
“It is the right of a person to decide on his own if he shall receive or will not receive the vaccine,” Vergeire said in a media forum held by the Department of Health (DOH) when asked about a House bill seeking to mandate COVID-19 vaccination to eligible citizens.
According to Vergeire, top officials have previously discussed whether or not the COVID-19 vaccination would be made mandatory or just voluntary prior to the government’s inocul…
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