MANILA, Philippines — A partylist lawmaker is pushing for the priority vaccination of all bus and jeepney drivers as well as Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) employees in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area.
BHW Partylist Rep. Angelica Natasha Co made the suggestion after the NCR Plus area was placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions.”
“For this GCQ with heightened restrictions in NCR+ to work, the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases) would be wise to adopt any or all of the following suggested measures—first, vaccinate in May and June all NCR+ bus drivers, jeepney drivers,…
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