Manila Bulletin
Centenarian Lola in Las Pinas no fear in receiving vaccines against COVID-19
The oldest resident of Las Piñas City, 101-year-old Tomasa Amurao, received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Known to her family as "Nanay Po", she received her first dose on April 1, accompanied by her grandson, Dr. Benjamir Cabrera.
Dr. Cabrera ensured her safety for vaccination with a medical certificate and was assisted by a City Health Office doctor.
Amurao, who had been homebound for over a year due to the pandemic, expressed feeling no pain or side effects after the injection, remarking "matalas ang karayom" (sharp is the needle).
She will be monitored by health workers like other vaccine recipients.
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