MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT“I wish to inform our countrymen that I have tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing my weekly [reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction] test on Sunday, May 22,” he said in a statement. Galvez encouraged those he came in contact with over the past five to seven days to be tested against COVID-19 and observe their health conditions. He likewise urged unvaccinated individuals to get their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, and pushed qualified people to get their booster shots. “I encourage the unvaccinated to get the COVID-19 jab as soon as possible, and those eligible to take their first and second booster doses,” Galvez said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 22, 2022 16:02 UTC