'Our COVID-19 vaccination program is anchored on the state of calamity provision of the law,' said DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire.
Why does this matter?
Vergeire explained that several elements in the pandemic response would be affected if the state of calamity was lifted while the proposed CDC was not yet in place. “We will be losing the different response strategies that we are doing right now,” she said. “Also, our indemnifications and and immunity from liability [for vaccines], which find legal basis [in the proclamation], we’ll also have trouble with. And aside from that, the emergency hiring and emergency allowance of our healthcare workers would be involved,” she added.
Filipinos have been “very cautious” in Christmas gatherings, Vergeire said. Filipinos continue to wear masks, even if optional, inside crowded malls and churches for Simbang Gabi, the DOH observed.
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