Vax sites in polling places LGU prerogative

Vax sites in polling places LGU prerogative - DOH

By Red Mendoza

May 09, 2022 11:49 am

Local government units (LGUs) could choose to set up vaccination sites near polling precincts during the elections, according to a senior health official.

This comes in the wake of 66 million Filipinos casting their ballots in an election set in the backdrop of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.

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