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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 25) While vaccines have yet to be fully available for rollout in the country, Malacañang said families of uniformed personnel can be part of the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination.
In his briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque backed President Rodrigo Duterte s previous pronouncement that police and military personnel will be among the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for free, along with their families.
In an attempt to dispel the public s worries, Roque said there would still be enough supply even if the families of the uniformed personnel were to be included. He said that additional 2 million vaccines can even be provided for up to three family members of police and soldiers. However, it is not clear whether this is already part of the government s move to secure 148 million doses to Filipinos by yearend.
Duterte wants free vaccination for police, soldiers, and their families
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) President Rodrigo Duterte has assured police and military personnel they will be among the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for free, along with their families.
Uniformed personnel are fifth in the list of priority groups in the government s vaccination program, next to health care workers, indigent senior citizens, remaining senior citizens, and the indigent population. Workers from several industries will also be prioritized in the first wave of the vaccine rollout.
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Iyon talagang mga mahirap na isang tuka, isang kahig. Unahin ko ‘yon pati ‘yung uniformed service kasi paano kung magkasakit itong lahat. How can we function [as] a government with a sick soldier or policeman in your midst?” Duterte said during a visit to the Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista Headquarters in Jolo, Sulu on Friday.
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