President Rodrigo Duterte urged mayors and barangay representatives to identify those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, as part of the government’s efforts to speed up its ongoing vaccination drive.
Duterte also asked the local government units (LGUs) to come up with a “more systematic and efficient way of finding out who among your constituents have not yet been vaccinated.”
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To date, the rate of COVID-19 positive cases in the Philippines has declined from 10.3% on October 23 to 9%.
President asked local officials to “do everything” and “impose their authority” in administering the jabs to un-vaccinated residents.
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Around 25 million Filipinos have received a second dose of COVID-19 vaccines while 30 million got their first dose. The authorities are also eyeing to inoculate 50 million people by the end of this year. (AW)
Duterte asks local leaders to identify unvaccinated residents
Source: Pinoy News Udpates PH
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