MANILA, Philippines – House Deputy Speaker and Valenzuela City Rep. Weslie Gatchalian urged the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities to refrain from issuing “premature assumptions” against legitimate industries including tobacco, alcohol and infant formula manufacturers who are just trying to protect their workforce and families from COVID-19 by procuring vaccines.
“My appeal to public health authorities like WHO whose expertise we greatly value in advising us policymakers and regulatory officials is to set aside certain assumptions they have about certain companies and help us as a nation make sure that no one is left behind,” Gatchalia…
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