MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo was willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but has concurred with the government’s policy to prioritize giving the shots to health workers, her spokesperson said.
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez explained on Tuesday that Robredo — who was dared several times to have herself vaccinated first — really wanted to set an example that vaccines are safe for use.
But such plans were abandoned when the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) issued guidelines requiring health workers to be vaccinated first.
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