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1 Mar, 7 tweets, 3 min read
SPECIAL EDITION: We go above and beyond the headlines with our Senior Anchor @RicoHizon on #CNNPHNewsNight.

A day after China flew in its Sinovac vaccines, the nation took its first step towards inoculating 70 million Filipinos | LIVE bit.ly/3q07S4t Image
Tune in! We have our senior correspondents at the heart of the story 💉🦠🇵🇭

• @Lois_Calderon at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila
• @davidyusantos at the Veteran's Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
• @anjocalimario with the latest from Tala Hospital in Caloocan
Head Nurse of UP Health Service Chareluck Santos assures that she practiced proper hand hygiene before administering the COVID-19 shot to PGH Director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi.

She explains that frequent hand hygiene is better than wearing gloves Image
Nurse Chareluck administered earlier the inoculation of state hospital PGH's director, the first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in PH bit.ly/3bR9PuX
Santos says that she administered shots to at least five patients
Santos: I believe that they did their own research...I decided na magpabakuna na, because I believe that the best vaccine is kung ano na yung available ngayon
Santos says that she did her research first on the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac

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