Congress asked to stretch validity of COVID vax law

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The Department of Health (DOH) has asked Congress to extend the validity of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act, saying its provisions would become invalid once the government lifts the state of calamity. READ:

The law, Republic Act 11525, remains in full force and effect during the period of the state of calamity declared by the President, DOH officer-in-charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told senators at the launch of the “PinasLakas” COVID-19 vaccination booster program at the Senate Wednesday.

“This declaration will, among others, effectively afford the national government, as well as local government units’ ample latitude to continue to implement the COVID-19 vaccination program,” Duterte said in his proclamation. In an interview Wednesday, Vergeire said the DOH would propose redefining the term “fully vaccinated” to people who have had their first jabs and a booster shot.

 

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