Residents, whose jobs or livelihoods were affected by stricter restrictions imposed amid rising coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, wait to receive cash assistance from the government, at an elementary school in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. - Reuters
MANILA, April 13 (AFP): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will "waive" his chance to get a Covid-19 vaccine, arguing elderly people like him should not be prioritised.
Just over one million people in the Philippines have received their first shot since the beginning of March -- a fraction of the number needed to reach herd immunity in the country of 110 million.
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