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Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan of the Bicol Saro party-list on Monday pushed for the enactment of a measure that aims to expand the list of free vaccines given to Filipinos in all life stages.
The expanded list shall also include other types of vaccines as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health upon the recommendation of Congress and a health experts’ group created under the bill. “These only cover infants and children,” Yamsuan said, adding that: “The emergence of more vaccine-preventable diseases underscore the need to expand the list of the government’s mandatory immunization program for infants, children, and other Filipinos in all life stages. We should be proactive and always be prepared instead of just being reactive when it comes to the issue of health, especially of our children’s.
“This means that a big chunk of expenses for medical treatment and hospitalization still comes from the pockets of many Filipinos,” he said.
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