Duterte signs Vaccination Program Act of 2021
Published February 26, 2021 7:28pm
Updated February 26, 2021 8:45pm President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Vaccination Program Act of 2021 that would expedite the rollout of the country s vaccination program against COVID-19, according to a 24 Oras report quoting Senator Bong Go. The measure also provides for a P500-million indemnity fund for individuals who will experience adverse effects after getting the jab. The law aims to do away with the long process of bidding for the speedy procurement of vaccines. On February 28, some 600,000 doses of vaccines manufactured by China s Sinovac will arrive in the country. Of this number, 100,000 doses have been allocated to Philippine military.
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President Rodrigo Duterte will not ease quarantine classifications until COVID-19 vaccines have been rolled out, according to a statement released Monday.
After initially offering to get inoculated against the coronavirus first, President Duterte is now willing to be among the last to get the coronavirus vaccine in the country.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
The President said he would let the frontline worker