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A senior government official reiterated that all sides must be heard with regards to plans on implementing indirect vaccine mandates in the country. During an interview in TeleRadyo's program S.R.O. with Alvin Elchico and Doris Bigornia last November 8, 2021, Secretary of Justice Menardo Guevarra explained that the vaccines are not yet 100% approved and that they are still being tested so we are not yet sure that there won't be long term adverse effects. Here is the DOJ secretary's remarks ( 06:54 ) Kailangan pakinggan ang lahat ng sides pagdating dito sa bagay na ito kasi dapat nating tandaan na itong covid 19 vaccines ay hindi pa 100% approved. 'Yun ang isang major contention ng mga tumatanggi sa mandatory vaccination. Hindi pa siya 100% approved. Nasa testing stage pa lamang siya kaya hindi pa tayo 100% sure na walang magiging long term adverse effects ang vaccination. Here is my translation: We need to listen to all sides when it comes to this matter because we hav

  According to this  article , the media is doing a bad job at setting the public's expectations when it comes to the vaccines. Addressing the issue of misinformation stemming from breakthrough cases is increasingly important, because as more people get vaccinated, more cases — including severe ones — will occur in the vaccinated population, said Devon Greyson, public health researcher at The University of British Columbia.   “Vaccination is an amazing technology, but it isn’t a magic forcefield,” Greyson said. So why are governments around the world behaving as if they are? Is there a disconnect between government policy and realistic expectations from the vaccine?  If indeed the vaccine only guarantees healthy individuals absolute protection, did they need it in the first place? According to data from the  WHO , if you are less than 40 years of age, there is less than one percent chance of dying IF you get Covid. And let us not forget as well that there is a lot of talk that they