Superheroes vs COVID-19: San Juan man has fun with vaccine jabs

Nicholas Yong
·Senior Editor
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Carlo Angelo Garces, 34, of San Juan City getting his doses of the COVID-19 vaccine while dressed as various superheroes (Photo: Carlo Angelo Garces/Facebook)
Carlo Angelo Garces, 34, of San Juan City getting his doses of the COVID-19 vaccine while dressed as various superheroes (Photo: Carlo Angelo Garces/Facebook)

Spider-Man, Batman, Red Ranger and Wolverine may have superpowers, but even they need the COVID-19 vaccine.

34-year-old Carlo Angelo Garces of San Juan City filmed himself getting four different doses of the vaccine while dressed as various superheroes throughout last year and 2022.

According to Newsflare, Garces said, "I wanted to promote the advocacy of being vaccinated and show that even superheroes need to be vaccinated. In addition, I want to spread fun as well."

The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 4,634 new COVID-19 cases between June 20 and 26, a 53% increase from the previous week, averaging at around 662 new cases per day.

In its weekly case bulletin posted Monday (June 27), the DOH reported 14 critical and severe cases. As of Sunday, 591 patients or about 10% of COVID-19 admissions were in critical and severe conditions.

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