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Media workers now included in A4 vax priority group
Senator Joel Villanueva pushed for media workers to be prioritized in the government's COVID-19 vaccination program as "information frontliners."
Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon announced that media workers would be included in the A4 priority group for vaccination.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has officially approved the inclusion of media workers in the A4 priority group.
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were also elevated from the B5 category to the A4 level.
The updated A4 group encompasses various essential workers including those in transport, market and delivery services, manufacturing, financial services, hotels, religious leaders, security guards, telecoms, education, and government personnel in specific roles.
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