President Rodrigo Duterte received on Monday his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
"I have been expecting this shot, vaccination a long time ago," Duterte said in a video shared by Senator Bong Go on Facebook.
Duterte receives first dose of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine
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Duterte apologizes for taking Sinopharm vaccine, asks China to withdraw donation.
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Chinese Ambassador to withdraw China's donation of 1,000 Sinopharm vaccines to the Philippines, after he was criticized for taking the unregistered doses.
"Sabi ko tanggalin mo na lang [I said just forget about them]," the President said during his address to the nation Wednesday night. "You withdraw all Sinopharm vaccines - 1,000 of them - 'wag ka na lang magpadala ng Sinopharm dito para walang gulo [Do not send Sinopharm vaccines here anymore so we can avoid trouble]."
The President also apologized to the public for choosing to be vaccinated with Sinopharm. He said medical experts had reached out to him about the danger of his taking a dose not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
