Senator Francis Pangilinan wants Health Secretary Francisco Duque to explain why he passed up on the chance to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac after plans were announced to use it on senior citizens.
DOH previously explained that Duque will not be receiving Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine because its emergency use authorization (EUA) provisions exclude persons 60 years old and above.
However, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday (March 17) announced that the government is planning to inoculate senior citizens with Sinovac’s vaccine.
“Saan puede ipaliwanag ng maayos nina Duque bakit di sila nagpaturok ng Sinovac dahil as oer FDA seniors sila dahil over 59 yrs old pero ngayon ok na ibibigay ito sa milyun milyon nating mga senior citizens? Diba dapat pinoprotektahan natin sila at hindi lang mga sarili?” Pangilinan tweeted.
Galvez explained that the government may use Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine on senior citizens since its adverse effects were “very limited” and it has a low wastage rate at just two vials.
Senior citizens are the next in line to be inoculated against COVID-19 after healthcare workers.
Saan puede ipaliwanag ng maayos nina Duque bakit di sila nagpaturok ng Sinovac dahil as oer FDA seniors sila dahil over 59 yrs old pero ngayon ok na ibibigay ito sa milyun milyon nating mga senior citizens? Diba dapat pinoprotektahan natin sila at hindi lang mga sarili? pic.twitter.com/iUcerKAygI
— Kiko Pangilinan (@kikopangilinan) March 17, 2021
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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