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Gloria Diaz "pranks" doctor while getting COVID-19 vaccine

By Bianca Geli

Published April 15, 2021 5:48 PM PHT

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Gloria Diaz and Isabelle Daza

Isabelle Daza shared how her mother Gloria Diaz handled getting the COVID-19 vaccine with a lighthearted joke.

Isabelle Daza is feeling relieved that her mother, actress and Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz has received her COVID-19 vaccine.

She wrote in an Instagram story, "So happy my mama got her vaccine already. She pretends to scare the doctor administering it."

While getting vaccinated, Gloria playfully pranked the doctor by acting like the injection hurt.

At 70, Gloria is considered within the three priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination: frontline workers in health facilities, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities.

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Gloria's other daughter, Ava Daza Diaz also shared the news on social media and mentioned she signed her mother up through Makati Citizen Vaccine application.