MANILA, Philippines — The national government has rejected Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro’s request to be vaccinated against Covid-19 with the Sinovac vaccine on Tuesday morning, the mayor said.
In an interview with reporters, Teodoro said he was told through Covid-19 testing czar Vince Dizon that the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group has advised that mayors should not get the vaccines yet since it should go first to healthcare workers.
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“Around 8:30 in the morning ngayon, nakatanggap ako ng tawag buhat kay Secretary Vince Dizon at ‘yung tawag na ‘yun ay tungkol sa naka-schedule ko…
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