SEN. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and other officials leading the country's national vaccination program to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, vaccines that are acceptable by their respective countries of destination.

"Some of them (OFWs) are hesitant to be vaccinated here because there are countries that require specific brands despite proof that the vaccines we have here are safe and effective," Go said in a statement.

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