Drilon: New compensation law on vaccine victims not needed

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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Monday that there is no need for a new law that would ensure compensation for Filipinos who would suffer serious reactions from COVID-19 vaccines.

Drilon, a former justice secretary, said there are enough laws and resources that could be used for the indemnification of those who would experience adverse effects following their immunization against the novel coronavirus disease.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, during the Senate Committee of the Whole’s hearing on the government’s vaccination program last Friday, January 15, asked lawmakers to craft a measure that would set aside an indemnification funds for those who would have serious ailments after they were injected with COVID-19 vaccines.But Drilon said: “Hindi ko maintidihan si Secretary Duque kung ano ‘yong batas na gusto niyang gawin na hindi pa covered ng batas ngayon .

 

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