MANILA, Philippines — Mayor Virgilio Mendez of San Miguel, Bohol, one of the local chief executives who received a COVID-19 vaccine shot ahead of priority individuals, said he took the jab because he wanted to shore up confidence among his constituents, aside from the fact that some of those scheduled for vaccination did not show up.
“May mga naka-schedule na hindi sumipot….Yung iba natatakot (Some of those scheduled for vaccination did not show up, others got nervous.),” he said in an interview on ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo on Thursday.
He said his municipality received 4 vials of AstraZeneca with 10 doses each.
“I was …
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