Duterte rejects Covid-19 booster shots

By Catherine S. Valente

Oct 01, 2021 11:59 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told Filipinos not to get more than two doses of vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), saying receiving 'multiple' shots is 'dangerous' and it would also mean depriving other Filipinos of the jabs.

Duterte rejected the administration of the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine among fully-vaccinated individuals, as he expressed dismay that there were some who were dissatisfied with getting the two vaccine doses.

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