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Sen. Sotto laments uproar vs early vaccination of PSG
Senate President Vicente Sotto III stated that the uproar over the early vaccination of Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel is a "non-issue" and should not divert the Senate from its investigation into the government's COVID-19 immunization program.
He clarified that the PSG's early inoculation was never intended to be part of the Senate's upcoming hearing.
Sotto mentioned that the Senate's focus remains on the broader COVID-19 vaccination roadmap, including safety, efficacy, cost, supply chain, clinical trials, and local production or distribution.
The Senate Committee of the Whole is scheduled to hold a hearing on Monday regarding the Duterte administration's COVID-19 vaccination program.
Additionally, Sotto urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to also pursue the sale and distribution of other unregistered drugs, not just the COVID-19 vaccines administered to government personnel.
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