President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the investigation of local officials who got themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of health workers, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday. Boosting vaccine confidenceAll the five officials said they had themselves inoculated to boost vaccine confidence among their constituents. whether or not they jump the COVID-19 line of vaccination would require a certain amount of legal study,” Mr. Duterte said. Mr. Duterte has refused to reorganize the task force, saying the pandemic was not just a matter of medical science. “This was because their experience is that many [health workers] did not want to [be] vaccinated with [CoronaVac], and that’s the truth.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 25, 2021 21:30 UTC