Duterte not yet vaccinated vs COVID-19

Updated Mon, December 28, 2020 at 10:55 PM Published Sun, December 27, 2020 at 3:57 PM

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.

Some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have reportedly received Sinopharm vaccines without FDA approval, though Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated Duterte did not authorize these vaccinations.

Roque admitted he has no personal knowledge of whether Duterte has been vaccinated.

The President is reportedly waiting to see if it is possible to receive vaccines from both China and Russia to show gratitude for their supply offers.

Food and Drug Administration Director-General Eric Domingo urged the public to wait for the government's official immunization program and warned against unauthorized immunizations.

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