MANILA, Philippines — Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday said the Sinovac vaccines’ 50-percent efficacy for mild cases is “better than nothing” in view of studies that the South African variant of the disease can diminish the vaccine’s ability to prevent an illness.
“Ako tingin ko, and this is my opinion, 50 percent efficacy is better than nothing. This is for mild disease pero ‘yung 100 percent na ‘di na ako maoospital, ‘di na ako natatakot araw-araw ‘pag ako pumapasok sa trabaho na hindi magkakasakit o ma-ICU [intensive care unit] that is so much for me already,” Vergeire said in an online conference, in reaction to concerns that Sinovac vaccines diminishi…
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