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Follow vax priority line, Cebu mayor tells fellow officials
Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 23, bypassing the priority list.
Mayor Peña justified his vaccination by stating that he is a frontliner as the head of the municipality's COVID-19 task force and frequently interacts with constituents.
He mentioned that doctors from the rural health unit advised him to get vaccinated and that he received it after all healthcare workers were inoculated.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued a show cause order to Mayor Peña, asking him to explain why he should not be sanctioned for receiving the vaccine.
Department of Health-Central Visayas chief pathologist Dr. Marie Jean Loreche confirmed that public officials are not among the priority groups for the vaccine rollout.
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