MANILA – Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health secretary Francisco Duque III will be vaccinated with Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine this morning to boost public confidence in COVID-19 injections, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said.
“Kahit hindi pa dumarating ang mga susunod na mga bakuna, mauna na sila. Ibig sabihin nagtiwala sila sa bakunang ito,” Go told DZBB AM radio on Sunday.
“Mauuna na silang magpapabakuna para ipakita sa publiko na magtiwala tayo sa ating gobyerno at sa ginagawa ng gobyerno na tanging ang bakuna lang ang pag-asa,” he added.
Galvez will have his vaccination at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila. Duque, on the other hand, will have his jab at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City.
The two have previously expressed their desire to be inoculated with Sinovac’s vaccine in public to erase their doubts on the vaccine.
Go further said President Rodrigo Duterte will also have his shot but is waiting for his doctor’s advice if what brand of COVID-19 vaccine suits a senior citizen like him.
“Depende ‘yan sa kanyang doktor. Kapag sinabi niyang puwede ito, Sinovac, Sinopharm or AstraZeneca o Moderna, kung ano ang sinabi ng doktor sa kanya, ‘yun ang ituturok sa kanya,” Go said.
“Pero hindi na question kung magpapabakuna siya o hindi. Sure na magpapabakuna dahil kailangan ipakita ng Pangulo na dapat magpabakuna ang ating mga kababayan,” he added.
Around 600,000 doses of the Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in the country on Sunday./PN
