MANILA, Philippines — Immunocompromised individuals cannot receive the Covid-19 vaccines as they may experience adverse effects, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday.
“‘Yong mga immunocompromised, ‘yong kanilang immune system na mahina o may tama, ay hindi natin pwedeng bigyan ng bakuna,” he told reporters in an ambush interview.
(Immunocompromised individuals, those whose immune systems are either weak or have taken a hit we cannot give them vaccines.)
“So may mga tinatawag na contraindication. So ‘yong contraindication na ‘yan, kung masyado nang matanda, alam niyo ‘yong nangyari sa Montreal, Canada, sa Pfizer ‘di ba, 31 ‘yong namatay dahil sabi nga nila…
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