MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday suggested to senators that the proposed indemnity fund for Covid-19 vaccine adverse effects be managed by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
Duque raised this suggestion as the Senate finance committee touched on the subject of setting up an indemnification fund for Filipinos who may suffer from severe side effects of Covid-19 vaccines.
The committee was tackling a bill seeking to expedite the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines by allowing local government units to directly purchase anti-Covid jabs.
The health chief informed lawmakers that the PhilHealth…
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