MANILA, Philippines — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya was inoculated with China biotech firm’s Sinovac vaccine in Pasay City General Hospital on Tuesday.
LOOK: DILG Usec Jonathan Malaya got vaccinated using Coronavac in Pasay City. (Photo: Dexter Cabalza, Philippine Daily Inquirer) | @ConsINQ pic.twitter.com/3jZnJhjS7d
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Malaya was the first to get inoculated in the Pasay-based hospital, which received the initial doses of Coronavac.
In an interview with reporters, Malaya urged government officials to get vaccinated to increase the public’s confidence in the vaccine.
“Kailangan ng mga government officials magpabakuna para tumaas pa ang vaccine confidence. Nakakatuwa kasi patuloy na tumataas ang vaccine confidence sa publ…
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