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Has Duterte received 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/12/28/20201207-duterte-iatf-mnib-15.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on December 7, 2020. <em>Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Has President Rodrigo Duterte been inoculated against COVID-19, even though local regulators have not yet approved a vaccine for this?</p><p>Duterte, in a televised meeting on Saturday, asked Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo about the possible side effect of receiving COVID-19 vaccines from 2 different makers.</p><p>&quot;Ako ang may problema ngayon. For example lang, puwede akong magpabakuna ulit pagdating ng Pfizer mo?&quot; the President asked.</p><p>(I have a problem now. For example, can I be vaccinated again when Pfizer&#x27;s vaccine arrives?)</p><p>Asked on Monday if the President has already gotten a vaccine jab, his spokesman Harry Roque said, &quot;I don&#x27;t think so.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Siguro mga 4 na beses ko nang narinig kay Presidente iyan. Ang palagi niyang tinatanong, &#x27;Kung magpapabakuna na ako ngayon, puwede pa ba ako magpabakuna later on&#x27;?&quot; Roque said in an online press briefing.</p><p>(Perhaps I&#x27;ve heard that from the President for 4 times. He always asks, &#x27;If I&#x27;m vaccinated now, can I be vaccinated again later on?&#x27;)</p><p>&quot;I think that&#x27;s just another instance kung saan tinanong niya iyong tanong niya na paulit-ulit tinatanong,&quot; Roque said of Duterte&#x27;s remark over the weekend.</p><p>(I think that&#x27;s just another instance wherein he raised what he has repeatedly asked.)</p><p>However, Roque said, &quot;I have no personal information, personal knowledge kung nabakunahan na siya o hindi (if he has been vaccinated or not).&quot;</p><p>&quot;The president is still awaiting the perfect or appropriate vaccine,&quot; said the head of Duterte&#x27;s security group, Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III.</p><p>Duterte, in the same televised meeting, said some soldiers have been vaccinated against COVID-19. He also threatened to scrap a defense deal with the US if it fails to share its COVID-19 vaccine supply with the Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/28/20/palace-nothing-wrong-with-dutertes-no-covid-19-vaccine-no-defense-deal-threat-vs-us">Palace: &#x27;Nothing wrong&#x27; with Duterte&#x27;s &#x27;no COVID-19 vaccine, no defense deal&#x27; threat vs US</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/28/20/palace-tells-public-just-accept-that-some-soldiers-were-vaccinated-vs-covid-19">Palace tells public: Just accept that some soldiers were vaccinated vs COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve any COVID-19 vaccine for local use.</p><p>&quot;There is currently no registered vaccine for use against COVID-19. Selling of unregistered vaccines is prohibited,&quot; it said on its website.</p><p>&quot;These products have not gone through the registration process of the FDA and have not been issued with proper authorization. The agency cannot guarantee their quality, safety, and efficacy,&quot; added the regulator.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/28/20/fda-on-sinopharm-vaccine-used-by-presidential-security-group-rodrigo-duterte">Unauthorized use of COVID-19 vaccine illegal, FDA says after Duterte&#x27;s PSG inoculated</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5H-lAVvwSOk?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><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CEn8ShGYGFo?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><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fc8E2DsDhtU?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>Has President Rodrigo Duterte been inoculated against COVID-19, even though local regulators have not yet approved a vaccine for this? </p>

Has President Rodrigo Duterte been inoculated against COVID-19, even though local regulators have not yet approved a vaccine for this?