MANILA, Philippines—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana defended the use by the government of CoronaVac, the vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech pharmaceutical firm, saying “fake news” about it was discouraging Filipinos from getting vaccinated for coronavirus.
In a statement, Lorenzana said CoronaVac was also being used by other countries, including Thailand which the defense chief said was the second richest country in Southeast Asia.
He said vaccines should not be politicized.
The Philippines on Monday (March 1) started its vaccination campaign after the arrival of 600,000 doses of CoronaVac donated by the Chinese government.
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