" [Translation: The vaccine rollout can bring heightened optimism to everyone], Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said during a separate virtual briefing.
"Ang sabi ni Secretary Duque, huwag muna, kasi above 59 years old ka na, sabi niya. Hindi natin alam kung ano ang epekto. So we will follow what our Secretary of Health will say," Lorenzana said at the ceremony in Veterans. Amid vaccine hesitancy, Lorenzana also asked that people refrain from spreading baseless information and"politicizing" the national immunization program.
Meanwhile, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines hopes the vaccine rollout will signal the gradual reopening of the country's economy.
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