Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Procurement and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines and Ancillary Supplies and Services by Local Government Units.- Provinces, cities and municipalities may procure only in cooperation with the DOH and the NTF through a multiparty agreement, which shall include the DOH and the relevant suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines:Provided,That these LGUs shall procure no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of their target population for vaccination:Provided further,That the seventy-five percent (75%) cap may be adjusted by the Iner-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) when there is sufficient supply of vaccines as determined by DOH and the NTF:Provided, furthermore,That the provision on advance payment as provided in the preceding section shall also apply to procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and ancillary supplies and services:Provided, however,That LGUs may directly accept donations of FDA-authorized and cleared COVID-19 vaccines, subject to the guidelines and reportorial requirements of the DOH and the NTF:Provided, finally,That this section shall have retroactive application from January 1, 2021.

If the procurement of vaccine is funded by the National Government, the LGU shall comply with the science and evidence-based terms and conditions of deployment, prioritizing the needs of the following groups: healthcare workers; senior citizens; persons with comorbidities; frontline personnel in essential services, including uniformed personnel and teachers; and indigent population:Provided,That an LGU is authorized to directly procure ancillary supplies and services necessary for the storage, transport, deployment and administration of COVID-19 vaccines through negotiated procurement under emergency cases prescribed under this section.

For LGU-funded vaccines, the inoculation order must, at all times, be science and evidence-based, prioritizing the needs of the following special groups: frontline workers in health facilities, senior citizens, and indigent persons:Provided,That the local health officials shall be allowed to formulate their own vaccine recipient list and implement their own operational procedures in accordance with the national policies and procedures issued by the DOH if it will expedite and enhance the efficiency of the inoculation process and prevent the spoilage of vaccines.

To ensure transparency, the LGUs shall also submit to the DOH a masterlist of the names and profiles of the residents who were vaccinated under the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, subject to the provisions of the Data Privacy Act.