THE Department of Health (DoH) has defended its decision to use 0.5 milliliter (mL) syringes for the vaccination program, saying that it has complied with all government rules on procurement.

The DoH also said that it did not have any ongoing procurement of 0.3 mL syringes and wanted to ensure continuous supply.

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