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House health panel chair urges health frontliners to consider available COVID vaccines
Quezon Representative Angelina "Helen" Tan, chairperson of the House committee on health, became the first lawmaker to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose, getting Sinovac's CoronaVac.
Tan received her first dose at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), utilizing an allocation from her son, who is a surgeon at the hospital.
She encouraged the public to overcome their fears and support the government's vaccination program to protect each other and overcome the pandemic.
Tan's vaccination follows House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's statement advocating for elected officials to lead the vaccination drive.
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