MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Sunday got vaccinated with CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, a doctor, administered the vaccine to the mayor.
“I made a commitment to the people of Manila that I would get the Sinovac vaccine. A lot of Filipinos have doubts about Sinovac, so as a matter of commitment, I got vaccinated with it,” Moreno said in a statement.
Citing mayors who had COVID-19, Moreno said it was “high time to get mayors vaccinated” since they have also been serving at the frontlines of the fight against the pandemic.
On Saturday, Manila Public Information Office chief J…
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