GMA News
Senate seeks vaccine doses for its health staff, employees
The Senate is requesting to obtain a share of COVID-19 vaccines for its health staff and employees.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III stated that the Senate's medical service is preparing to send a formal request to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.
This request will be made under a tripartite agreement as required by the Inter-Agency Task Force.
Previously, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri mentioned the Senate's request for 5,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine for its 2,500 staff to allow them to safely return to work.
However, Senator Panfilo Lacson inquired about the possibility of obtaining doses from the procured Sinovac vaccines.
Sotto clarified that senators would not be prioritized, but rather employees, as they are considered frontline personnel in essential services.
Topics in this story
Explore more stories about these topics.
🤖
This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.
News Sources
See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.
