Vice President Leni Robredo said that she’s ready to work for an infomercial on COVID-19 vaccines with President Rodrigo Duterte.
“Kung kinakailangan kaming dalawa ni Pangulo, ako any time. Sa tingin ko talaga, dapat pinagtutulungan natin kung papaano lumakas ang tiwala ng tao sa pagpapabakuna,” she said in her weekly radio show.
Senator Joel Villanueva first floated the idea saying that the two top leaders can boost public trust in the COVID-19 vaccines.
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“Ang isang mungkahi po natin, maglabas ng isang joint public service announcement ang Pangulo at ang Bise Pangulo. Ito po ang tambalang nakikita nating mabisa na pangontra sa mga fake news,” Villanueva said in a statement.
Robredo however denies that she opposed the Chinese-made vaccines as claimed by Malacañang.
“Hindi ko sinasabi na masama ang Sinovac. Ang sinasabi ko lang, mag-go through naman sana sa proseso para siguradong protected tayo. Kung ano yung ni-require natin from Pfizer and AstraZeneca ganun din sana sa Sinovac kahit pa donated ito,” she said.
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The Vice President also expressed concern that some might not register for vaccination if local governments would not announce the COVID-19 vaccines that the public may receive.
“Ang solusyon, hindi itatago mo ang brand. Maghanap ng paraan na makatulong na lumakas ang confidence ng tao sa bakuna,” she added.
“Ang takot ko talaga, ‘yung lalo tuloy hindi maengganyong ‘di magpa-register kapag tsambahan,” Robredo claimed. (TDT)
