DOJ wants PDLs included in 3-day vax drive
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting that persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) be included in the three-day national vaccination drive scheduled from November 29 to December 1.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra emphasized the need to protect PDLs from health risks due to prison overcrowding and the availability of millions of vaccine doses.
As of last week, only 35.52% of BuCor inmates have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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