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Palace elated over higher vax confidence among Pinoys
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that 51% of adult Filipinos are confident in the government's evaluation of COVID-19 vaccines.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque expressed elation over the increase in vaccine confidence, stating the government will continue efforts to encourage vaccination.
He mentioned that 31% of Filipinos remained uncertain about the vaccines, while 17% stated they were not confident in the government's vaccine experts.
The government plans to launch a "massive infomercial campaign" to convince those who are uncertain or not confident to get vaccinated.
The survey, conducted from April 28 to May 2, interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide with a sampling error margin of ±3%.
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