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After getting infected with the highly-contagious COVID-19, beauty queen Pia Wurtzbach ramps up her call for people to get COVID-19 shots and boosters. The surge continues across the globe as more people get infected with the virus.

Last Thursday (January 13), the Philippines registered a positivity rate of 45.7 percent , a record high. And the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached over 3.05 million since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Pia stressed the importance of the life-saving vaccine against the coronavirus disease.

She posted on Instagram, “16 days now since I got covid and although I'm already negative. I'm still managing some symptoms. Now I know some of you are thinking.. 'E kahit pala vaccinated ka, magkakasakit ka pa rin e.'

“Paano nalang kung hindi ako nagpa-vaccine? Kung ngayon nga na vaccinated ako, walang comorbidity, healthy pero tinamaan ako ng ganito kalala, paano pa kaya kung pinili kong hindi magpavaccine? Siguro mas malala na 'yung kalagayan ko. Or Worse.”

Source: piawurtzbach (IG)

The former Miss Universe titlist added, “Kaya napaka-importante talaga na magpabakuna. If you are reading this and you haven't yet, please don't delay. Walang pinipiling tao o edad ang COVID. 'Wag n'yo nang i-rsik na 'di naman malala yan.'

“E, paano kung malala 'yung maging epekto sa'yo? Iri-risk mo buhay mo?”

Before ending her post, Pia also reminded everyone that by getting vaccinated and boosted, we are also helping our medical frontliners, who are overworked treating people with severe cases.

“Yes even with the vaccine you can still get COVID. BUT you have a better chance of fighting it. At makakatulong ka pa sa mga frontliner ng mabawasan 'yung mga nao-ospital. Madalas sa fatalities ay galing sa mga hindi nagpa-bakuna. Magpa-vaccine po tayo at magpa-booster.”

This week alone, several celebrities confirmed that they got infected with the dreaded virus including Pokwang, Hidilyn Diaz, and Miriam Quiambao.