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PGH spox, who survived COVID-19 unlike his parents, among first to get vaccination
Dr. Jonas del Rosario, spokesperson for the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), will be the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine under the government's vaccination program.
PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi announced that Del Rosario was chosen to be the first recipient.
Del Rosario contracted COVID-19 himself and lost both his parents to the disease.
Legaspi explained that Del Rosario was chosen because he has been consistently speaking for the PGH since the pandemic began and has been severely affected by COVID-19.
The PGH is identified as one of the hospitals that will receive the first batch of vaccines.
Getting the vaccine is considered a symbolic gesture for healthcare workers, marking the final phase of their personal fight against COVID-19.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque acknowledged that Del Rosario would be making history as the first person to be legally vaccinated.
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