By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News
Published May 4, 2021 11:58am
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday compared the vaccine against COVID-19 to rare gold as he once again urged the public to take it as soon as they have the chance.
"Ang bakuna ay ginto dahil kakaunti pa lang ang available para mabakunahan ang 70 million ng ating mga kababayan para sa herd immunity," Duque said during the rollout of Russia's vaccine Sputnik V in Santa Ana Hospital in Manila.
(The COVID-19 vaccine is rare gold because it is hardly available to vaccinate 70 million of our population for herd immunity).
"Kaya nakikiusap po tayo, itong bakunang ito, kapag nagkaroon ng pagkakataon, sunggaban niyo na dahil mahirap makakuha muli dahil limitado ang supply,” he added.