House bill seeks mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
A House bill seeks to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory in the Philippines.
Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. filed House Bill No. 9252, which aims to mandate 'science- and evidence-based' inoculation for eligible individuals determined by the Department of Health (DOH).
The bill proposes exemptions only for those with medical conditions deemed unfit for vaccination by licensed doctors.
The DOH would have the authority to review these medical recommendations.
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