Published February 10, 2021 2:37pm
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday asked Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to allow him to be the first person to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine in the city.
In a letter he read during the visit of National Task Force against COVID-19 in the city, Zamora said he is aware that the priority in the vaccination program are healthcare workers and medical frontliners but he believed that being the first to be inoculated will boost his constituents trust and confidence.
“(I) seek your approval...to be the first person to be vaccinated in the City of San Juan. The undersigned is volunteering in order to increase the trust and confidence of our citizens in the vaccination process and to encourage them to have themselves inoculated as well,” he said.