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Published February 5, 2021, 5:43 PM
For Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, submitting oneself to anti-COVID vaccination is a question of patriotism.
(From left to right) DoH Secretary Francisco Duque III, Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos, and MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos during Friday’s inspection. (MMDA/ MANILA BULLETIN)
“It is a patriotic duty to get inoculated as it protects us from COVID-19. We should do this not only for ourselves but for our family as well,” Abalos said Friday.
The MMDA chief made the remark even as a lot of Filipinos are still unwilling to receive the vaccine for fear of possible side effects.
Pfizer and Moderna are making sure trial volunteers for their respective vaccine studies are offered the active vaccine. This applies to the participants who received the placebo.
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