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File photo MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Thursday there are over 32 million workers in the country that have received vaccines against coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19). DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said there are some 32.3 million employees that have been vaccinated either with their first or second doses. The number represents about 70 percent to 80 percent of formal and informal sector workers. "At the company level, about 90 to 95 percent of workers have already been vaccinated based on our consultations with a number of partner private sector employers," he said in a virtual forum. The DOLE chief also recommended to the government to shoulder the cost of Covid-19 tests of workers who have yet to be inoculated. "With the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) requirement for those unvaxxed to get RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test before reporting to work, I have recomme ....

Agency Task Force On Emerging Infectious Diseases , Department Of Labor , Silvestre Bello , Inter Agency Task Force , Emerging Infectious Diseases , File Photo Manila The Department Of Labor And Employment Dole Reported On Thursday There Are Over 32 Million Workers In Country That Have Received Vaccines Against Coronavirus Disease 19 Covid Secretary Silvestre Bello Iii Said Some 3 Employees Been Vaccinated Either With Their First Or Second Doses Number Represents About 70 Percent To 80 Formal Informal Sector Quot At Company Level , Bout 90 To 95 Percent Of Workers Have Already Been Vaccinated Based On Our Consultations Witha Number Partner Private Sector Employers , Uot He Said Ina Virtual Forum The Dole Chief Also Recommended To Government Shoulder Cost Of Covid 19 Tests Workers Who Have Yet Be Inoculated Quot With Inter Agency Task Force On Emerging Infectious Diseases Iatf Eid Requirement For Those Unvaxxed Get Rt Pcr Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Before Reporting Work , I Have Recommended To The President That Cost Be Shouldered By Government , Uot Bello Said He Saida Huge Budget Estimated At Least Php1 Billion Is Needed To Achieve Sucha Proposal Quot For Every 1 Million Unvaccinated Workers , T Would Cost The Government About Php2 3 Billion Assuming Is , 000 To Php3 , Uot Bello Added Earlier , He Iatf Eid Issueda Resolution Requiring Workers On Onsite Work To Be Vaccinated As For Unvaccinated Employees , Hey Have To Undergo Rt Pcr Testing At Least Once Every Two Weeks Go Work The Worker Will Shoulder Cost Of Tests Pna ,