Health experts urge diabetics to get COVID-19 boosters
Health expert Dr. Carol Montano advises people with diabetes to get a COVID-19 booster shot for increased protection.
Montano cited international studies by the American Diabetes Association showing an increase in protection for hospitalized patients who received boosters.
Dr. Aurora Macaballug from the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism noted that vaccine efficacy decreases among those with elevated blood sugar, requiring booster shots to prevent hospitalization or death.
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