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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, Decembr 28) Members of the Presidential Security Group were the first ones among military men to be vaccinated against COVID-19, in a bid to protect President Rodrigo Duterte, the Armed Forces of the Philippines bared on Monday.
In a statement, AFP spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said the PSG, primarily tasked to protect and secure the highest official of the land, already got vaccinated. He did not disclose what vaccines were provided and how they were administered. Because the safety of the President equates to national well-being, that security posture should necessarily include protecting the Commander-in-Chief from contracting the deadly virus from those he is constantly exposed to like the members of his security detail, Arevalo said, noting that the members, headed by BGen. Jesus Durante, have taken a bold step to try the vaccine.
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published December 28, 2020 2:50pm
Updated December 28, 2020 4:32pm Soldiers who are part of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were the first ones who got vaccinated against COVID-19, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said Monday. Per our inquiry, members of the Presidential Security Group were the first ones from the AFP who were vaccinated owing to the nature of their mission and function, Arevalo said in a press statement. As the unit primarily tasked to protect and secure the highest official of the land, the PSG will have to ensure that the President is safe from all threats including COVID-19, he added.
Security Team For Philippines Duterte Gets Unauthorised Covid-19 Vaccine By AFP News
on December 28 2020 10:38 PM
Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.
The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain s AstraZeneca, US company Pfizer and China s Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of 2021.
No vaccine has been approved by the country s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is required before it can be rolled out across the country of 110 million people.
December 28, 2020 AFTER initially denying the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte that military personnel have been inoculated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, December 28, 2020, said members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have been vaccinated.
AFP spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo, however, said he was not privy to how the vaccines administered to the PSG were obtained. As of Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not issued any Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the use of any Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines.
“Per our inquiry, members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were the first ones from the AFP who were vaccinated owing to the nature of their mission and function,” Arevalo said in a social media post Monday.
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