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IATF to operationalize inclusion of soldiers, police’s families
President Duterte wants families of police and soldiers to be included in the priority list for the free COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Uniformed personnel and the indigent will be among the first to receive the vaccine for free to ensure government function.
Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that while uniformed personnel are fifth in priority, the President expanded this to include their families out of recognition for their role in maintaining peace and order.
The expansion might add about two to three million people to the initial 24 million who will be vaccinated.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will operationalize the directive, which was announced by the President in Sulu last Friday.
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