Duterte endorses COVID-19 boosters, clarifies old video
President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized the importance of getting booster shots to control the spread of the Omicron variant.
An old video resurfaced where Duterte discouraged additional vaccine doses in September 2021 when booster shots were not yet approved.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarified that at the time, the priority was to fully vaccinate more Filipinos and boosters had not been authorized.
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