MANILA, Philippines --- House Deputy Majority Leader Lorenz Defensor urged the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday to be quicker in formulating a policy on vaccinating children below five years old against COVID-19, considering that health protocols, such as the wearing of face masks, have been relaxed. Defensor, who represents the Second District of Iloilo, made the call during the deliberation of the House Committee on Appropriations of the proposed 2023 budget of the DOH. Defensor pointed out that some vaccines already available in the Philippines --- specifically, Pfizer and Moderna --- were already being used in the United States on children aged six months and above. So ...
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