MLANG, COTABATO —- Amid her fear of adverse effects, a medical doctor braved the first shots of the CoronaVac on the first day of the vaccine rollout here on Monday and heaved a sigh of relief when she emerged from the inoculation room unscathed.
Dr. Lilian Roldan, chief of Mlang District Hospital, admitted she was having trouble sleeping in the last two days as the scheduled vaccination neared. But she said she kept praying that she would overcome her fears of the vaccine.
“(I was w)orried, of course, as the vaccination day came closer. But I just kept in mind it was for my good because we (at the hospital), are vulnerable to the virus,” Roldan said.
She was relieved, though, that …
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