Manila Bulletin
Why Duterte can be choosy with COVID-19 vaccine? He's the President and a senior citizen -- Roque
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that President Rodrigo Duterte can choose his COVID-19 vaccine due to his position and age.
Roque justified the President's privilege by saying, 'The President is the president and because he is over 70 years old.'
This contrasts with the general rule where Filipinos cannot be picky about their vaccine, except for medical frontliners.
Previously, Roque clarified that only healthcare workers could refuse a specific vaccine like Sinovac and still retain their priority status for their preferred vaccine.
Roque dismissed questions about Duterte's vaccine choice as 'moot and academic' since the vaccination of the elderly has not yet commenced.
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