MANILA, Philippines — It is not against the law to be inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine that has not been registered to regulators, Malacaang said Monday after reports that some military personnel and Cabinet members have already been vaccinated against the disease.
“Unang una po, hindi po ipinagbabawal ng batas natin ang magpaturok nang hindi rehistrado. Ang bawal po ‘yung distribution at pagbebenta. So ito naman po ay tinurok sa mga sundalo na pumayag,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online briefing.
(First of all, it is not against the law to be inoculated with a vaccine that is yet to be registered. What’s illegal is the distribution and the sale. This …
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