"Let's make it clear, these vaccines were actually donated by probably someone who has access to that particular country, but there has been no commercial distribution. It's more voluntary on the part of the soldiers," he also said, adding that he was not the Cabinet member because he already has natural antibodies. This follows disclosures by government officials, including President Rodrigo Duterte, that Cabinet members and personnel of the Presidential Security Group had already been vaccinated for the coronavirus. READ: Roque justifies soldiers getting jabs of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine"I don't see anything illegal there... What is prohibited is selling and distributing [the vaccine] without regulatory approval," he said. No coronavirus vaccine has received the green light so far from the country’s Food and Drug Administration, which is required before it can be rolled out.

Source: Philippine Star December 29, 2020 03:22 UTC