Filipino workers, OFWs now on Covid-19 jab priority list

MINIMUM wage workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now on the priority list of the government's vaccination program for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and a ceremonial 5,000 doses will be administered on May 1, Labor Day.

The decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) was based on the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE's) recommendation in a recent meeting.