TACLOBAN CITY — Samar 1st District Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento has appealed to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to provide more vaccines for his constituents.
Sarmiento said Samar should be given a “proportionate equitable share” of the 6.4 million vaccines that are set to arrive this month and the 11.6 million vaccines that are scheduled for delivery next month.
According to the lawmaker, Samar and the rest of Eastern Visayas should be given more allocation of vaccines considering its rising COVID-19 cases.
He said that since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines started in the region, Samar province has so far received 41,114 doses with areas in his congressional distri…
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