Thursday, February 25, 2021

DND to inoculate workforce

From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 24, 2021): DND to inoculate workforce (By Jimmyley E. Guzman)

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PASIG CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) is set to begin its inoculation drive for its employees upon the delivery of the 100,000 doses donated to the DND by China through Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe.

This, following the emergency use authorization granted to Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"The vaccines will be administered to all the employees and military personnel assigned to the DND and its civilian bureaus," the agency told the PIA-NCR.

The DND said included in the list of beneficiaries is the Office of Civil Defense, Government Arsenal, National Defense College of the Philippines and the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, as well as the civilian employees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Family members of the Department's employees are also eligible to receive the vaccines.

"The intent is to vaccinate everyone who is in the same working environment and those living in the same households as our employees," Dir. Arsenio R. Andolong, DND spokesperson said. "It is crucial that all must be vaccinated to allow us to create a 'bubble' of an immunized workforce."

The uniformed personnel under the AFP, meanwhile, will be inoculated under a different vaccine rollout plan. (PIA NCR)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1067781

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