After confirming that President Rodrigo Duterte has already received his second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque clarifies that there was miscommunication.
Roque said Presidential Security Group (PSG) Commander Jesus Durante III already rectified his initial statement and apologized for it.
“Gen. Durante was mistakenly informed by his medical staff that a second dose was already administered to the President. Further, Gen. Durante has admitted, apologized and rectified his earlier remarks,” Roque said in a statement.
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Durante said in an interview on PTV-4 that Duterte was already fully vaccinated.
Durante erroneously said that Duterte received his second dose 14 days after his first dose of the vaccine which was unregistered yet during that time.
“Si Pangulo po ay vaccinated na po siya, at napakahalaga po nito, para lalo namin siyang maingatan, lalo na magagawa niya nang maayos at tuloy-tuloy ang kaniyang tungkulin, upang makapaglingkod sa ating mga kababayan,” Durante said on PTV.
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“We never put our guards down from the very beginning. And we are proud to say that the President remains safe from the virus,” he added.
The World Health Organization said that the gap between the two doses of Sinopharm vaccine should be between 3-4 weeks.
The Food and Drug Administration issued the Emergency Use Approval for Sinopharm vaccines on June 7. (TDT)
