Pia Wurtzbach encourages the public to get vaccinated

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach encourages the public to get vaccinated as she shares her experience in an Instagram post on June 27

The 31-year-old beauty queen wrote in the caption, “Vaccinated!”

She said, “Why did I choose to get vaccinated? It's as simple as wanting to protect myself from getting and spreading the virus. I don't want to risk the people around me--especially my loved ones-- to get sick because of me.”

She also shared that the vaccine can lessen the risk of being critically sick and reminded everyone to still observe proper health protocols.

“Getting the vaccine can help us avoid becoming severely ill and therefore is a safer choice for us.

"This doesn't mean na pwede na tayong bumalik sa old ways natin.

"Kailangan pa rin mag-ingat at sundin ang mga basic health protocols. Parang lang siyang shield, an extra layer of protection for us,” she added.

The German-Filipina beauty encouraged everyone to help combat the highly contagious disease and to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

She continued, “So, let's help one another fight this deadly virus by building immunity around us. When given the chance, please take whatever vaccine is made available to you.”

Netizens applauded Pia for sharing her vaccine experience and left some heart and heart-eyed emojis.

Miss World 2013 Megan Young also replied with three clapping emojis while Filipino fashion and celebrity photographer BJ Pascual left three heart emojis for the Pinay beauty queen.

Meanwhile, here are other local celebrities who have received their COVID-19 vaccines in this gallery: