MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination coverage due to challenges in transportation and storage, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.
Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, however, assured that despite the low vaccination coverage in BARMM, the national government is not neglecting the region in the delivery of vaccines.
“In terms of pinakamababa (of lowest vaccination coverage), of course, BARMM, because the population is small, and we have challenges in delivering vaccines to the BARMM. But we want to assure everybody that we are also giving vaccines to BARMM,” Cabotaje…
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