Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
(UPDATE) WASHINGTON: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not enthusiastic about reimposing mandatory mask-wearing amid the new surge of Covid-19 cases, and would rather step up the vaccination particularly of young people to contain the virus.
"We will have to conduct [vaccinations] again, especially for young people. We'll have to conduct again a vaccination push to lessen that, especially with people being a little bit, shall we say having a hard time coping with the extreme heat that which makes the body more vulnerable to Covid-19," Marcos said during a brief interview Sunday aboard the chartered Philippine Airlines flight bringing him and his delegation to Washington for a four-day official visit.
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