Bill seeks to penalize vaccination queue-jumpers

By Currie Cator

May 23, 2021 12:03 am

A bill penalizing vaccination queue-jumpers with 60-day imprisonment and fines of up to P500,000 has been filed at the House of Representatives.

House Bill (HB) 9189 or the proposed 'Covid-19 Vaccine Queue-Jumping Ban Act,' seeks to criminalize the act of disregarding the priority groups for the national vaccination drive against Covid-19. It proposes penalties of imprisonment for at least 15 days and fines of not less than P100,000.

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