MANILA, Philippines — Former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, a resident of Tarlac province, got his first dose of Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot in Davao City after Mayor Sara Duterte offered it to him. Former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya, who was with Teodoro during his visit to Davao City, told Philstar.com that Duterte asked Teodoro if he wanted to be a “poster boy” for vaccination to boost confidence among the city’s residents in the shot. “Sabi ni Mayor Sara (Mayor Sara said), the way I understood it, ‘Would you like to be the poster boy of vaccination dito sa (here in) Davao? It turns out, Andaya said, that Teodoro has hypertension and is qualified to get vaccinated as a person with a comorbidity. Andaya is admittedly pushing for Duterte to run for president, with Teodoro as her running mate.

Source: Philippine Star June 03, 2021 09:33 UTC