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Manila, Jun 22 (EFE).- The president of the Philippines threatened to arrest those refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine at a time when the country is battling one of its worst coronavirus outbreaks."If you don't want to get vaccinated, I'll have you arrested then I'll inject a vaccine into your buttocks," Rodrigo Duterte, known for his coarse manner and foul language, said on Monday night during a televised address. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RECEIVE A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
According to recent Business Insider polling the typical American believes they will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine within the next three months. The CDC recommends that the first round of vaccinations should go to frontline workers and people aged 75 and up. Each state is in charge of its vaccine distribution process. Experts predict the general public will be able to be vaccinated by summer 2021. That would be after high-priority groups such as healthcare professionals and essential workers get the shots.
A new poll shows that 20% of adults 50 to 80 years old say they would like to get vaccinated for COVID-19 immediately. Another 46% said they would like to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the first round of people gets inoculated. Nearly half the respondents to a survey regarding the vaccine worried about the safety of a vaccine that is developed quickly. Twenty percent were unsure about getting the vaccination. According to UPI, 14% said they did not want to get vaccinated at all.
Over 10,000 people work at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And according to Business Insider, a thousand current and former CDC officers have put their names to a letter criticizing the politicization of the health agency. The letter comes after a Kaiser poll revealed 62% of adults reported last month they fear 'political pressure' will rush a coronavirus vaccine. In September, Trump administration officials reportedly delayed CDC reports that were not in line with its politics. The White House also planted two political operatives, with no public health experience, in the CDC to keep the agency's scientists on message. The absence of national leadership on COVID-19 is unprecedented and dangerous. Open letter from current and former CDC employees to the Trump Administration
The premier of Ontario announces that he will lift vaccine passport requirements in the Canadian province, the epicenter of protests against Covid-19 health measures for more than two weeks now. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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