Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson said VP Leni is open to all suggestions that would increase the public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.
“Kung may magri-reach out sa kanya at magsasama sila ni Pangulong Duterte para magkaroon ng infomercial para lalong ma-enganyo ang ating mga kababayan na magpabakuna sa lalong madaling panahon, eh bukas ho siya d’yan,” Atty. Barry Gutierrez said in a separate Dobol B TV interview.
(If someone will reach out to her to do the infomercial with President Duterte to encourage our countrymen to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, then she is open to that.)
Gutierrez said the Office of the Vice President has already released an infomercial on COVID-19 vaccines in February.
He said Robredo is also willing to set aside politics in order to boost the public’s confidence in COVID-19 vaccines’ efficacy.
VP Leni ‘open’ to making vaccine infomercial with Duterte
Meanwhile, Malacañang is apprehensive that President Rodrigo Duterte would participate in the proposed vaccine infomercial with Vice President Leni Robredo.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told Dobol B TV on Friday said such an infomercial could happen if VP Leni would admit that China’s Sinovac COVID-19 is as effective as other vaccine brands.
“Kasi ang alam ko po sa unang panahon ay kinuwestyon pa nga ni VP Leni ang paggamit ng Chinese vaccines. So parang I cannot see na ie-enderso niya na pare-pareho [ang vaccines],” Roque said.
(At the start of the vaccine rollout, VP Leni questioned the use of Chinese vaccines. So I cannot see how she will promote that all these vaccines are safe and effective.)
“Sana po kung masasabi niya at ‘yan ay matuloy pero alam niyo po ginawa talagang politika pati itong bakuna. Kaya nga po sinabi nila itong Chinese (vaccine) ginagamit natin kapalit ng [West Philippine Sea.]”
(If she can say that then that infomercial is possible, but they played politics in our vaccine rollout. They said we are using Chinese vaccines in exchange for the WPS.)
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