Recent dengue vaccine history has  Filipinos concerned about the COVID-19 shot

The Philippines currently has one of the worst COVID-19 infection rates in Southeast Asia, and the vaccine rollout has been slow there. Yet, even as vaccines trickle in, most Filipinos are hesitant to get the jab. Ashley Westerman reports on a disastrous dengue vaccine rollout that destroyed confidence in vaccines. 

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