For many years now, one medical
expert tended to be nicknamed as the “Doctor to the Stars” here in the
Philippines. That would be Dr. Vicki Belo, US-educated dermatologist and
founder of the Belo Medical Group, of which she serves as director and CEO. While
initially a high-profile cosmetic medical expert with celebrity clients, Dr.
Belo eventually came into the celebrity limelight herself as a TV personality
at times. Unfortunately, her Belo Clinics across the country also felt the
pinch of the COVID pandemic, complicating their operations. But the good doctor
managed to find something meaningful to do by channeling her group’s medical
experience to volunteering for a good cause.
GMA News reports that Dr. Vicki Belo and several other cosmetic
physicians from the Belo Medical Group signed up as volunteer front-liners in
the country’s intensifying fight against COVID-19. They did so by joining
vaccination teams at vaccine sites in Makati, part of the NCR Plus bubble where
the greatest number of infections in the Philippines are. Long adept in the
handling of hypodermic syringes on account of their medical specialties, the
Belo personnel with their boss at their head were practiced hands in
administering COVID vaccines to their recipients.
Doc Belo chronicled her
activities by posting an Instagram photo this past Tuesday, April 20, showing herself
on COVID vaccination duty. The accompanying comment hinted that the celebrity physician
has been musing over her life and her reasoning on why she does what she still
does. “Recently, i've been thinking about my 'why',” writes Belo. “Being able
to help others will always be one of them.” She then thanked her fellow
front-liners at CSA Makati, stating that she was honored to help take the fight
to the pandemic alongside them.
Needless to say, Vicki Belo’s
contribution to the COVID vaccination campaign was positively received on
social media, with quite the number of fellow celebrities and famous
personalities leaving their reactions on the Instagram post. The Makati COVID
task force is certainly grateful for her assistance too, given that on April 20
there were 7,379 new cases of the pandemic nationwide adding to a total of 953,106,
according to data compiled by the Department of Health (DOH). The more
Filipinos get vaccinated the sooner herd immunity can kick in to stop this
runaway chain reaction of infection before the country’s medical infrastructure
can be completely overwhelmed.
Image courtesy of Virtual Pinoy
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