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HELP OF ISRAELI EXPERTS IN PH VAX ROLLOUT LAUDED

Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has welcomed the government’s move to accept help from medical experts from Israel’s Ministry of Health to assist with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. De Lima said she hopes that the expertise on vaccination that will be shared by a three-person team from Israel could indeed provide […]

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ILOCOS SUR GETS REEFER VAN FOR COVID-19 VACCINES

A refrigerated van dedicated to transport coronavirus vaccines is now making rounds in the province of Ilocos Sur to speed up its vaccination rollout. Dra. Trina Talaga, chief of the Ilocos Sur provincial hospital-Gabriela Silang, said the new van has cold storage of up to -40 degrees Celsius, which is ideal for vaccine transport in […]

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INCLUDE TEENS IN COVID-19 VAX ROLLOUT – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the government’s plans to include teenagers in the COVID-19 vaccination program, a move that the veteran legislator says would boost the basic education sector’s return to normalcy and the safe reopening of schools. Considering the government’s plans to inoculate the younger population, Gatchalian said it is essential to study how other […]

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TAP LGUS TO SPEED UP VAX ROLLOUT – PANGILINAN

Following the government’s announcement of new quarantine rules, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the private sector and the local government units (LGUs) should be given a bigger role in COVID-19 response especially when it comes to vaccination. Pangilinan stressed that the government’s vaccination efforts are inadequate and slow, and that the government needs to speed up […]

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ABANTE TO GOV’T: READY COVID VACCINE ROLL-OUT PLAN

A lawmaker urged agencies on top of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response to prepare a concrete plan to properly roll out the COVID-19 vaccine, stressing that the government “should be ready to organize and undertake mass vaccination programs once supplies of a vaccine have been obtained.” Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday […]