MANILA, Philippines — The implementation of the national ID system will help in the efficient administration of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a lawmaker has said.
Rep. Rida Robes of San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, in her privilege speech on Monday, said that experts have noted that implementing a biometric digital ID system is a “game changer” in vaccine administration.
“Our IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) should seriously consider facilitating the implementation of the national ID system as our biometric ID on the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to identify and track patients even in rural and offline settings to ensure that every…
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