Manila Bulletin
'COVID-19 will take care of those who refuse vaccination' --- Roque
Malacañang stated that COVID-19 will be the consequence for individuals hesitant to get vaccinated.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark when asked about government plans to persuade people to get vaccinated.
Roque also defended President Rodrigo Duterte's earlier statement about deploying police and barangay officials to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals, emphasizing that the President was not at fault for subsequent chaotic vaccination site incidents.
He stressed that it is the responsibility of local government units to ensure an orderly and humane vaccination program.
The government aims to vaccinate 76.3 million Filipinos by year-end to achieve herd immunity, but only 11.3 million have been fully vaccinated as of Monday.
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