PCPT DE ARMAS, REYNALDO G - PSOAC CLASS 2020-12

SUBJECT: Public Health Emergency

Question: What is the role of Law Enforcement in the vaccination plan of the
country?

The role of Law Enforcement in the vaccination plan of the country, have a
crucial role in providing security for the COVID-19 vaccines in transit from their place of
origin and storage to different centers in the country. We must properly educate our
personnel as well as the general population, the government has earlier approved and
ratified the Philippine National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for Covid-19 Vaccines
its mass immunization against SARS-CoV-2 as Filipinos hope for an end to the
pandemic. IATF chief implementer who oversees the vaccine procurement and the
immunization program, to tap Philippine National Police to provide escorts to help in
speeding up the transport of the vaccines to local governments. He also urged officials
involved in the delivery of the vaccines from the country's ports of entry to review their
roles during dry-runs that the government would conduct. Establish a violence
prevention partnership with the local hospital and public health agency the organization
is ready to provide security during the vaccination rollout against COVID-19. Prepared a
plan that will activate all security and public safety operations. All systems are in place
to ensure the unhampered transport of the vaccine shipment to the storage facilities and
distribution hubs, Security and public safety guidelines and procedures are set under
the PNP Vaccination Plan "Caduceus". The Department of the Interior and Local
Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to secure COVID-19 vaccines
and inoculation teams to avoid possible disruption. The DILG said the police will
coordinate with local government units to ensure that the vaccines will reach rightful
recipients especially in far-flung areas.