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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) – Medical frontliners stress they should be highly prioritized in the national COVID-19 vaccination program amid reports that some soldiers and Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel have been immunized with unregistered vaccine.
Filipino Nurses United Secretary-General Jocelyn Andamo pointed out to CNN Philippines’ Rico Hizon on Tuesday that health workers are more prone to contract COVID-19 due to the nature of their work.
“It is sad to know that some people were vaccinated already, yet they have been telling before that medical frontliners should be the first to receive the vaccine,” Andamo lamented.
Alliance of Health Workers National President Robert Mendoza insisted in the same interview that the COVID-19 vaccine that will be administered to the people must pass the Philippine Food and Drug Administration regulations and Phase 3 clinical trials, registered by the agency, safe, and effective.
Published December 22, 2020, 4:01 PM
Groups are pushing for the provision of health insurance for students who will take part in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes as recommended by the Department of Education (DepEd).
Aral Pilipinas, a group composed of education practitioners, parents, students, and development workers advocating for the continuity of education in times of crises and in the face of multiple vulnerabilities, said that the government should provide health insurance to students who will be part of the dry run to ensure their health as well as their family’s well-being.
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Magbigay ng health insurance
para sa lahat ng mag-aaral na sasailalim sa face-to-face classes (Provide health insurance for all students undergoing face-to-face classes),” Aral Pilipinas said. “
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