Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said the government needs to embark on a “big push” to ramp up the country’s vaccination against Covid-19 as quarantine restrictions ease, some face-to-face classes resume and economic activities increase.
House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin has questioned the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to hold the COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents in selected hospitals in Metro Manila.
House Committee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the five percent economic growth target this year is still achievable.
MANILA – The country’s vaccination program must be kept off-limits from politicking, especially when the campaign period begins for the May 2022 elections.
Unvaccinated people have a much higher risk of death from Covid-19, according to President Rodrigo Duterte.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hinted at making vaccination compulsory.
Vice President Leni Robredo will decide whether or not to run for president if efforts to field a unified opposition ticket fall through.
MANILA – The National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 is proposing to open the vaccination campaign for minors aged 12 to 17 years old by mid-October.
House Committee on People’s Participation chairperson Florida Robes has filed a measure, which makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory to all eligible individuals.
The government will start the inoculation of the general population once the expected 61 million doses are delivered within September and October.
