All Supreme Court justices got vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Gesmundo.
On Friday, Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said that all 14 Supreme Court justices got vaccinated against COVID-19.
In his first press conference since assuming the top judicial post in April, Gesmundo said that all justices had been completely inoculated against the coronavirus disease.
The justices were either in their 50s or 60s.
“All members of the Court have been completely vaccinated. I think all of us have completed the second jab,” Gesmundo said.
Gesmundo also said that the Supreme Court wanted to ensure that the judiciary will continue to administer justice without sacrificing the safety and health of its personnel.
The national government prioritized the vaccination of senior citizens (A2) and individuals with comorbidities (A3).
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Earlier, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) included the employees of the judiciary in the A4 category following a request from the Supreme Court.
Data from the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 Response Team showed as of June 3, 2021, a total of 1,994 employees of the Supreme Court, Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and the trial courts had contracted the coronavirus disease since the pandemic started early last year.
Of these coronavirus cases, there had been 1,846 recoveries, 115 active cases, and 33 deaths.
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