ANDANAR WILLING TO BE AMONG FIRST TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Wednesday expressed his willingness to be among the first to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In an interview with dzXL-RMN, Andanar said he is ready to take the first jabs to encourage Filipinos to avail of the free Covid-19 vaccine once the government starts its mass immunization drive. “Willing din ako sumama doon sa una, dahil para naman kada labas natin,
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nangangampanya tayo para sa bakuna ay mayroon tayong maitatawag na walking the talk, ‘di ba? So, ako, no problem (I’m willing to join those who will receive the first vaccine shots so when we go on our information campaign, they can say we are walking the talk. So, I have no problem with that),” he said. Senator Christopher Lawrence Go has repeatedly called on Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to take up the
challenge to be the first persons to avail of the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available in the country. Andanar said he, along with other PCOO officials, may be among the first to get the Covid-19 vaccine to prove its efficacy and safety. “Ganoon din ang ating mga kasamahan sa PCOO, mga Undersecretary, siguro kailangan din nilang magpabakuna kaagad para makita ng ating mga kababayan, as communicators na iyong Caraga INFOCUS
