MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III accepted the challenge of a senator to be among the first to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to ensure its safety, adding that he would encourage other government officials to do the same.
“Yes, definitely. That’s a no brainer. I’ll take it for as long as it has undergone the scientific evaluation by the DOST’s vaccine experts panel and the ethics board review and the FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) own technical and regulatory evaluation,” Duque said in an interview onABS-CBN News Channel on Monday.
He also said he would be willing to …
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