‘Coronavirus vaccine or jail’: Philippines’ Duterte resorts to threats in bid to boost sluggish vaccination drive

President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with more than 1.3 million cases and more than 23,000 deaths.“You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed,” Duterte said in a televised address on Monday following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination sites in the capital, Manila.Duterte’s remarks contradict those of his health officials who have said that while people…