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PNP ready for COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Sinas assures public
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is prepared to support the government's COVID-19 vaccination drive by opening its camps as vaccination centers.
PNP chief Police General Debold Sinas assured the public that the organization is ready to provide security during the vaccination rollout.
A simulation exercise for vaccine delivery was conducted at NAIA, RITM, PGH, and Lung Center, with all systems confirmed to be in place for unhampered transport.
Security and public safety guidelines are established under the PNP Vaccination Plan "Caduceus", with Police Lieutenant General Cesar Hawthorne Binag supervising its implementation.
Police regional offices will escort vaccine shipments from storage hubs to vaccination centers and set up assistance desks to prevent criminal activities.
Police medical frontliners will be deployed to assist health workers in administering COVID-19 vaccines.
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