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Governors, mayors, barangay captains moved up in vaccination priority list —DILG
Local government unit (LGU) officials, including governors, mayors, and barangay captains, have been elevated to the "A4" priority group for the national vaccination program.
This reclassification was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases following a recommendation.
The group now includes 1,715 governors and mayors, and 42,046 barangay captains.
Previously, these officials were classified under the "B3" category.
They are now grouped with other essential workers and frontline personnel, such as uniformed personnel, in the A4 category.
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