Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Sunday.
Galvez said that he is experiencing mild symptoms and is under isolation.
“I wish to inform our countrymen that I have tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing my weekly [reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction] test on Sunday, May 22,” he said in a statement.
“I am experiencing mild symptoms but remain in high spirits. Members of my immediate family and I are fully vaccinated and have received the booster shot. All of us are under isolation,” he added.
Galvez encouraged those he came in contact with over the past five to seven days to be tested against COVID-19 and observe their health conditions.
The presidential peace adviser and chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 assured that he will continue monitoring while in isolation.
“While I am under isolation, I will continue to monitor the country’s peace processes and vaccination efforts,” said Galvez.
He likewise urged unvaccinated individuals to get their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, and pushed qualified people to get their booster shots.
“I encourage the unvaccinated to get the COVID-19 jab as soon as possible, and those eligible to take their first and second booster doses,” Galvez said.