MANILA, Philippines — A Senate panel on Tuesday endorsed for plenary approval a bill that would, among others, establish a P500-million national indemnity fund for COVID-19 vaccine side effects.
Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance panel, sponsored Senate Bill No. 2057 or the proposed COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021.
The measure was contained under Committee Report No. 185, which 20 senators signed.
Aside from expediting the purchase and administration of the vaccines in the country, the measure also seeks to establish a COVID-19 National Indemnity Fund to compensate any person who has been vaccinated and experiences serious adverse side effects or even d…
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