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Pharmacists and other personnel in private drug stores who will serve as COVID-19 vaccination centers must receive the benefits granted to health workers under the 2022 national budget and other laws, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Frontline health workers fighting against COVID should be entitled to and receive every benefit that the government can provide. It […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives suggested the mass hiring of nurses and medical technologists to ramp up the government’s vaccination drive, especially with the start of the program for all minors aged 12 to 17. Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles said it will also be crucial to accelerate the national vaccination rate to ensure […]
Registered dentists and licensed medical technologists may soon be allowed to serve as vaccinators against COVID-19 as a measure proposing such hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. During its online hearing, the House Committee on Health approved House Bill 9354, which seeks to add dentists and medical technologists as vaccinators to help in […]
A Quezon City councilor is calling on authorities to use unspent COVID – 19 funds for hiring more vaccinators. This will boost the number of personnel delivering the jabs and keep their performances at par with safety standards, according to District 5 councilor Karl Castelo. “Our frontliners don’t need more stress. What they need is […]
Several lawmakers filed a measure seeking to add dentists and medical technologists as vaccinators to help in the inoculation and effective and efficient rollout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the country. House Committee on Health chair Angelina Tan, along with Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo and Quezon City Representative Kit Belmonte, filed […]
As the Senate resumed deliberation on the national government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, Senator Dick Gordon proposed to train more Filipinos to administer vaccines as the Philippines looks to start rolling out its immunization plan in February. “I will file a bill that during times of emergency or even when there is no crisis, dapat […]