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PSG men most likely got donated vaccines, says Año
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año stated that the COVID-19 vaccines given to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were likely donations since no vaccines are commercially available in the Philippines.
Año mentioned that he is unaware if the vaccines used by the PSG were from China's Sinopharm.
He explained that the vaccinations for PSG members, who protect the President, were voluntary.
President Rodrigo Duterte had previously revealed that some military personnel received Sinopharm vaccines before the Food and Drug Administration approved any COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country.
Additionally, Año confirmed that some Cabinet members have also been vaccinated, though he only knows of one individual and respects their privacy.
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Members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were the first in the Armed Forces of the Philippines to receive COVID-19 vaccines, with some personnel vaccinated as early as September and completing their second dose in October.
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Interior Secretary Eduardo Año clarified that the vaccination of some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) with unregistered COVID-19 vaccines is not part of the government's official rollout or procurement process.
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Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the COVID-19 vaccine administered to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) was a donation and did not involve public funds.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa expressed gratitude to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) members who received an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine, referring to them as "guinea pigs" in an experiment.
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