summer vacation Manuel Luis Josha It’s already flagged, but unlike usual, he’s not going to pack his bags to cross the border. This time, due to the pandemic that has occurred in the world, the presenter has chosen to enjoy the peace and security that his home in Alentejo provides. “I like to travel without having to worry about staying two meters away from people, without having to consider whether the person next to me in a concert hall is injured or not, and whether they are wearing a mask or not,” Manuel Luis Josha told CARAS during the #BomParaPortugal festival, in Continent Vaccination does not make him feel completely safe: “I still only take the first dose of the vaccine. The second would be only two months from now, because I got AstraZeneca. I suppose I am very careful. I was really funny on social media when I started wearing a mask, when no one was wearing it. I always carry sanitizer on my back, stay away from me, don’t hug – I’m not a very touchy person either – I don’t kiss, and I’ve already internalized this in a way when someone approaches two meters away. The vaccine may give us some protection, but there are new variants that we still don’t know if the vaccines are effective. The virus is here to stay.”
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