MANILA, Philippines — After the Department of Health (DOH) pushed for a “brand agnostic” COVID-19 immunization campaign, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said local government units (LGUs) will no longer announce in advance the brand of vaccines to be given.
Instead, the brand of vaccines will only be disclosed to vaccinees on-site before inoculation.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Ao issued the directive following the DOH’s suggestion that the brand of the available vaccine should no longer be announced.
According to Ao, the directive was issued to make people overcome the preference for vaccine brands, adding that to achieve herd i…
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