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Lorenzana on vaccinating other troops vs. COVID-19: Huwag muna
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stated that he has no concerns regarding the vaccination of some Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel with an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine.
Lorenzana mentioned that the PSG personnel received their vaccinations over a month ago and have shown no adverse effects.
He indicated that the vaccine used has been approved and proven effective in its country of origin.
However, Lorenzana stated that the COVID-19 vaccines administered to President Rodrigo Duterte's close-in security were smuggled as they did not pass through the proper government channels.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año suggested that the vaccines administered to the PSG members were likely donations.
The PSG justified their actions by stating it was necessary to protect President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure his continued service to the Filipino people.
Despite the smuggled vaccines, Lorenzana is not in favor of vaccinating other soldiers using unregistered vaccines, emphasizing the need to follow Food and Drug Administration procedures.
Lorenzana believes that the PSG should explain their move.
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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stated that COVID-19 vaccines administered to some Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel were smuggled because they lacked authorization from the FDA.
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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 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.
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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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President Rodrigo Duterte has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, with his doctors advising against inoculation due to the absence of an FDA-approved vaccine in the Philippines.
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