Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez received the Sinovac vaccine at the Philippine General Hospital on Monday, March 1. Secretary Galvez had been spearheading the government efforts in securing the vaccine supply in the country.
Galvez was among the first few Filipinos to get the vaccine at the Philippine General Hospital, where a ceremony was held to boost public confidence in the vaccination campaign.
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The government’s vaccination program kicked off on Monday in six different hospitals. The ceremonies were held in PGH, V. Luna Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Tala Hospital and PNP General Hospital.
“There is no such best vaccine dahil ang pinaka-best vaccine ay yung effective at efficient na dumarating ng mas maaga,” Galvez said in a speech during the ceremonial vaccination event.
A total of 1,200 doses was sent to PGH on Monday.
Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi received the first shot of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines. The symbolic vaccination took place just a few hours after the 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived last Sunday.
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Legaspi received the CoronaVac jab from PGH nurse Sherlock Santos. Legaspi then presented a certificate showing that he had received the vaccine.
“Inaral ko po ito. I-set aside muna natin ang pulitika pagdating sa bakuna. Baka ito na rin po ang irekomenda ko sa pamilya ko,” he said.
Legaspi said that the issues on Sinovac vaccine were already resolved and clarified that health workers have the choice of their preferred vaccines. (TDT)
