MANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Tuesday advised overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), particularly those employed in South Korea to register with their local government units (LGUs) for vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“Please be informed that Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 117, Series of 2021, covers Employment Permit System (EPS) Korea Workers (Sincere and Regular workers) with signed, valid employment contracts and pending for processing with the Government Placement Branch (GPB) of POEA. Concerned workers to be deployed for overseas employment to Korea are advised to register themselves with their respective local government units for vaccination,” POEA chief Bernard Olalia said in an advisory.
OFWs who will be deployed in the next four months are now included in the government's A1 vaccination priority group.
He added that South Korea recognizes several Covid-19 vaccine brands which were approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“As per information received from Human Resources Development Service (HRD) Korea - EPS Center Philippines, there are seven approved vaccine brands by World Health Organization (WHO) which are recognized by the Republic of Korea: Pfizer BioNTech, Aztrazeneca-SK Bio, Serum Institute of India, Janssen, Moderna, Sinopharm, and Sinovac,” it added.
Meanwhile, the POEA urged the public to continue to monitor the GPB Facebook accounts (GPB in Action and GovPlace) for further updates on the processing of documents. (PNA)
