Filipino nurse in UK gets COVID-19 vaccine, says it's safe

A Filipino nurse in the United Kingdom who received a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine last week has yet to feel any serious side effects.

Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV on Monday, Leo Quijano said  that many Filipino nurses in the UK already received anti-COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech.

“So far, this is my pang-apat na araw ko na po after nag-vaccination ako ng COVID-19 vaccine. Wala naman akong nararamdaman so far,” said Quijano, who received the vaccine on Wednesday.

Quijano only experienced "very common" side effects of vaccination such as mild body pain, tiredness, and mild fever a day after the injection. The nurse recovered immediately.

“A day after ng injection, nagkaroon ako ng mild body pain, tiredness, tsaka mild fever. Pero, nawala rin po the next day because I took some paracetamol,” the nurse said.

Quijano, who has been working in the UK for 20 years, wants to spread awareness to Filipinos about the safety of the vaccine amid apprehensions on its safety and efficacy.

“The reason why I'm doing this interview is to spread awareness para ma-share din po 'yung mga experiences ko para mawala po 'yung anxiety tsaka agam-agam noong mga kababayan natin,” Quijano said.

“Nakakatakot kasi marami na nangyari before na mga reaction to a certain vaccination diyan sa atin. Pero, I bet this one so far is safe kasi pinag-aralan naman po9 before it become available to the public.”

Quijano will receive a second dose of the vaccine on December 31. —KBK, GMA News