By ROGER M. BALANZA

Senators blasted Harry Roque on Tuesday after the presidential spokesman said Filipinos should not be choosy with the vaccine brand they would get free from the government.

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday said Pinoys should not be choosy and accept whatever brand of the Covid-19 vaccines they would be inoculated with. Read More

According to Senator Panfilo Lacson:

“Instead of building people’s confidence by starting with a higher efficacy vaccine and accomplish its intended purpose, to tell them they can’t be choosy is definitely not a smart information campaign to promote mass inoculation.”

“Cockiness has no place in a pandemic situation. Instead of building people’s confidence by starting with a higher efficacy vaccine and accomplish its intended purpose, to tell them they can’t be choosy is definitely not a smart information campaign to promote mass inoculation.“

“Aside from making the people feel that they are at the mercy of government authorities in the choice of vaccines to inoculate themselves with, it would be wise, even simple common sense, for the national government to kickstart its vaccination program with the highest efficacy vaccines in order to build the confidence of the Filipinos towards mass inoculation, especially because of their strong aversion to vaccination.”

Most LGUs prefer AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine: DILG

 January 13, 2021

Most local government units (LGUs) in the country preferred to acquire the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday.“So nakakapili po sila (LGUs) kung ano… Read More