Press Release - Bong Go welcomes release of funds to cover severe adverse reactions from COVID-19 jabs; assures public that the threats posed by COVID-19 outweighs the unlikely risks that may come from vaccines
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Duterte says gov t cannot assume liability for vaccines procured by private sector
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
The new law, also known as “COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021,” included a provision on licensed pharmacists and midwives as “vaccinators.” These health professionals must be trained by the Department of Health (DOH) for the government’s COVID-19 immunization drive.
The government earlier disclosed plan to vaccinate up to 70 million people this year in a bid to reach herd immunity against the new coronavirus disease.
“Notwithstanding the provision of Section 4 (g) of Republic Act No. 10918, otherwise known as the ‘Philippine Pharmacy Act’, and Section 23 of Republic Act No. 7392 otherwise known as the ‘Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992’ and in furtherance of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, licensed pharmacists and midwives who are duly trained by the DOH may administer COVID-19 vaccines,” the law read.