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| DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that according to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), “there will be no distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.” (Photo by=Boy Santos/ The Star) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA— Since the supply of COVID-19 jabs in the country is still not enough, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals will be treated similarly, PhilStar reported. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that according to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), “there will be no distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.”
“Their point is that the supply of vaccines is still not enough to say that only vaccinated (ones) can go out and the unvaccinated cannot go out. So for now, there is no differentiation,” she added. Vergeire also explained that according to experts, “there might be legal implications” if the movement of unvaccinated individuals will be restricted. Earlier, President Duterte warned unvaccinated individuals to “just stay at home” and instructed police and barangay officials to escort them back home.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the President’s remark is just his way of “strongly urging the public” to get inoculated. “We understand the sentiments of the President and we know that this is his way of encouraging our countrymen that are still doubtful on the efficacy of vaccines,” Eleazar said in Filipino.
