Bong Go: “I’m challenging Secretary Galvez… along with Secretary Duque”
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go challenged Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. to get COVID-19 vaccine injection first once it’s available.
During the Laging Handa public hearing earlier, he said: “I’m challenging Secretary Galvez, once available na po ‘yung safe na vaccine, ipapakita niya, along with Secretary Duque, sila po ang unang magpapaturok ng vaccine to encourage naman po.”
Sen. Bong Go, who’s also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, made the statement as he said that the vulnerable and the poor are among those who should be prioritized in COVID-19 vaccination.
“Dapat unahin ang poor, vulnerable, frontliners of course, sila ang nangunguna sa labang ito, mga sundalo, mga guro natin, mga senior citizens po na talagang vulnerable at especially po ‘yung mga indigent Filipino people,” he said.
He also noted that the vaccine must be given for free especially among the poor.
“Dapat po’y maging libre po ito sa mga mahihirap,” he said.
According to Sen. Bong Go, many Filipinos are still hesitant to be vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director-general Eric Domingo said that a COVID-19 vaccine may be available in the Philippines in Q1 of 2021.
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