WHILE the government has yet to give a clear response to the appeal of manning agencies’ to prioritize seafarers in the vaccination program, the Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) placed orders for 20,000 doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-9) for its members.

AMOSUP Executive Vice President Vice Admiral Eduardo Ma. Santos announced that the nation’s biggest seafarers’ union purchased 20,000 doses of vaccines of various brands that are scheduled to be delivered in July.