Marcos eyes extending PH health emergency
President Marcos Jr. is considering extending the state of public health emergency amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire recommended amending RA 11525, the vaccine procurement law, if the state of calamity is not extended.
Vergeire stated that lifting the state of calamity would depend on improving population immunity through increased booster shots and implementing lesser restrictions.
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