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'Hindi ko naman inaamin': Lacson plays coy on taking COVID-19 vaccine

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/24/lacson.jpg"/><figcaption>Sen. Panfilo Lacson attends a Senate proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on November 20, 2020. <em>Albert Calvelo, Senate PRIB</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday continued to play coy about whether or not he availed of a COVID-19 vaccine before Philippine Health officials approved any brand of immunization against the global pandemic.</p><p>Lacson laughed when asked to categorically answer if he was part of clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines or if he availed of the drug on a personal capacity.</p><p>&quot;Tawa na lang isasagot ko diyan... kung totoo nga. E hindi ko naman inaamin,&quot; he said, laughing.</p><p>(I&#x27;ll just laugh at that question... assuming it is true. But I never admitted anything.)</p><p>It was Senate President Vicente Sotto III who first said that Lacson and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez availed of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year.</p><p>Lacson, in several interviews, refused to confirm nor deny the allegation, while Romualdez has yet to issue a statement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/23/20/romuladez-told-duterte-he-availed-of-covid-19-vaccine-sotto">Romualdez told Duterte he availed of COVID-19 vaccine: Sotto</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Health earlier warned the public to be careful in availing vaccines against COVID-19 as the Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve any drug against the highly contagious virus.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CQxNzbN8A5U?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday continued to play coy about whether or not he availed of a COVID-19 vaccine before Philippine Health officials approved any brand of immunization against the global pandemic.</p>

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday continued to play coy about whether or not he availed of a COVID-19 vaccine before Philippine Health officials approved any brand of immunization against the global pandemic.