Task force expert backs limited indoor dining for the fully vaccinated

This June 15, 2020, photo shows health protocols being implemented at a restaurant and mall in Quezon City during the first day of allowing dine-in services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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MANILA, Philippines — An expert and member of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 spoke Wednesday in favor of limiting restaurant customers only to those who have received COVID-19 vaccines. 

This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte, who has long held a hardline stance on vaccination, said at a public address that people refusing vaccination should be barred from entering restaurants, resorts, and other similar establishments.

Speaking at the Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday morning, Dr. Ted Herbosa, who serves as the task force's medical adviser, said that those refusing vaccines should be made to eat outside restaurants to prevent possible transmission. 

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