Although the Covid-19 vaccination in the Philippines is voluntary, Duterte has threatened to jail those who refuse. - AP
MANILA (Reuters): President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia's worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and more than 23,000 deaths.
"You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed," Duterte said in a televised address on Monday (June 21) following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination sites in the capital Manila.
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