MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Thursday cautioned local chief executives not to skip the line in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program because such a breach of the priority ranking might result in the Philippines losing 44 million doses of the precious jabs.
“It is wrong [to jump the line.] Mga mayor, tama na ‘yan. Kapag ‘yan ay nagpatuloy, 44 million ang dosages ng COVAX facility vaccines ang pwedeng mawala sa atin,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a Palace briefing.
(It is wrong to jump the line. Mayors, stop that. If that continues, we might lose 44 million vaccine doses from COVAX facility.)
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