The DOH will appeal if face shield rules in the Philippines were loosened, according to Duque.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III recently said that the Department of Health (DOH) will make an appeal if face shield rules in the Philippines were loosened.
Interviewed by Joseph Morong, Duque reiterated that it wasn’t yet time to drop the use of face shields as the COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the Philippines remained low.
“Any layer of protection is better than less protection,” Duque said.
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III said earlier on Thursday that President Duterte had agreed that face shields must only be worn in hospitals.
Also, Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Joel Villanueva confirmed their conversation with President Duterte on Wednesday night, but said it was merely “off the cuff” and not an official discussion.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque later confirmed Sotto’s remark, saying “What the President has decided, then that’s the policy.”
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Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the wearing of face shields was still required in the country.
Face shields made headlines anew last Wednesday after treatment czar Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that it may be removed when outdoors.
Sought for clarification, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that Vega’s statement “has always been the standing policy”.
Duque said in a text message to GMA News Online that the use of face shields will be taken up at the meeting of the national government’s inter-agency COVID-19 task force on Thursday afternoon.
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