The Department of Health (DoH) sees no problem with local government units (LGUs) offering incentives to constituents who are willing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

In a media forum on Friday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said forcing people to get Covid-19 shots was "ethically [un]justifiable."

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