Duterte waiting for another China-made COVID-19 vaccine as advised by doctor

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The Philippines received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from China on Sunday, but President Rodrigo Duterte said he is waiting to be inoculated with a different brand — also a Chinese one — as per his doctor’s advice.

“Kaming mga 70 [years old], we have to be careful. Ako naman, may doctor akong sarili. She thinks that another brand, I would not mention it... 'Yun nalang ang hinihintay nya and hinihintay ko,” the President, who is turning 76 next month, said in a press briefing.

[Translation: For 70-year-olds like us, we have to be careful. I have a doctor who thinks I should be injected with another brand, but I won’t mention the name. That’s what she and I are waiting for.] The briefing came after the arrival of 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac, which were donated by the Chinese government. Earlier, the Food and Drug Administration said Sinovac is for senior citizens, as well as healthcare workers constantly exposed to the virus, due to its lower efficacy rate of 50.4%.

"In the matter of getting the vaccine, it is to my advantage... No doubt about it," Duterte added."As to what brand, ‘yan ang problema [that's the problem], because it is left to the sound discretion of my doctor." The President said his doctor is eyeing another"Chinese brand." While it is not clear if this is Sinopharm, he earlier expressed preference for the particular pharmaceutical firm. Sinopharm vaccine has also been

 

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Why is he always promoting a chinese brand how much is his tf?

Ang arte mo po. Wag ka mag endorse kung di mo rin gagamitin. Kung time mo na, time mo na! ⌚😜

Eh pareho lang ang sinovac and sinopharm vaccines! He should get a higher efficacy vaccine!

Dami mong arte! 😏

lakas maka endorse ng sinovac eh hindi rin naman papaturok.

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