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Duterte backs plan to start vaccination of poor Filipinos
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed support for a proposal to start vaccinating poor Filipinos against COVID-19.
He agreed with National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. that inoculation of the indigent population should begin "as soon as possible."
Duterte suggested that the vaccination could be done within the communities of the poor if they have difficulty leaving their homes.
Galvez mentioned that vaccine vials from the COVAX Facility could be used for this purpose, with the Philippines having secured 44 million doses from the facility.
The government has not yet administered COVID-19 vaccines to individuals in the poor sector.
Duterte previously emphasized that vaccinating the poor is the government's sacred duty as they are the most vulnerable.
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