Gin-aprobahan sang House of Representatives sa ikatatlo ka pinal nga pagbasa ang hagna nga magatukod sang Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines.
Nahibaluan nga 216 ka mamahlidha ang nagboto-pabor sa House Bill 6452.
Ang nasambit nga proposed law ang tuyo nga pasanyogon ang kapasidad sang pungsod nga ma-address ang medical emergencies, suno kay House health committee chairperson Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato.
Ginpahayag man sini nga ang proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) ang magahiwat sang in-depth studies sa mga viruses, nga makahatag sang scientific bases para sa treatment sang mga diseases kag policies agud matapna ang transmission.
Ang VIP ang mangin under sang Department of Science and Technology,nga maga-focus sa:
– Research on viruses and other pathogens using a modern approach such as molecular biology and its application on biotechnology and bioinformatics;
– Development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics on viruses and other pathogens;
– International cooperation and network of databases of virus infections;
– Operation of a virology laboratory, virus gene bank and virus genome laboratory, to focus on viruses circulating in the Philippines for disease prevention and epidemiological studies; and
– Operation of a virus high containment laboratory dedicated to the study of highly infectious and highly pathogenic viruses.
