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Voters can get vax, booster at polling precincts—DOH

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The Department of Health will set up COVID-19 vaccination booths in polling precincts nationwide on Monday.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said primary series and booster doses will be made available on election day.

“We have vaccination sites in all polling precincts. Once you are done voting, if you have yet to get a booster or complete the primary series you can get vaccinated there,” she said.

Vergeire said “everything is in order” after a series of meetings with the Commission on Elections, which earlier expressed reservations on the vote-and-vax setup.

“The government is ready to stage a safe election but I am appealing to everyone, the government cannot do this alone. We need to do our part to make the polls safe,” Vergeire said.

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She said the DOH has mobilized its regional offices to extend assistance to local governments and ensure minimum public health and safety protocols would be followed.

Apart from vaccination sites, the DOH head…will also establish health stations in polling precincts where voters can proceed in case of a health emergency or should they exhibit COVID-19 symptoms.

“We conducted a simulation exercise together with Comelec officials last Thursday, so everything is in order. We are closely coordinating with Comelec for our health protocols,” Vergeire said.

Based on the latest DOH data, an average of 184 COVID-19 cases are recorded daily, while cases in the National Capital Region are at 74 per day.

Vergeire said there are areas where cases are increasing but the figures only range “less than 35 cases at the most” and do not translate to increased admissions in hospitals.

“We had long been preparing for this election. We have been in close coordination with the Comelec, the DILG, and other concerned offices so that the government can guarantee that elections this year will be safe,” she said.

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