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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab from RTVM" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/17/20220817-sandro-marcos.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screengrab from RTVM</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE/CORRECTED) </strong>- President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. received Wednesday his second booster shot against COVID-19. </p><p>During his speech at the &quot;PinasLakas&quot; vaccination campaign in Manila, Marcos reiterated the importance of getting COVID-19 boosters amid the presence of emerging variants and to revive the pandemic-battered economy. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/22/doh-revises-daily-covid-booster-target-to-400000">DOH revises daily COVID booster shot target to 400,000: Vergeire</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/11/22/13-million-so-far-get-booster-jab-under-pinaslakas">DOH: 1.3 million Filipinos so far get booster jab under &#x27;PinasLakas&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>The 64-year-old president, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in the past, said he hopes his 2nd booster jab would &quot;trigger a reaction from our people&quot; and lead to more people getting vaccinated against the respiratory disease.</p><p>Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire administered Marcos&#x27; 4th dose. </p><p>&quot;Para maging fully immunized ulit, kailangan magkaroon ng booster shot. Ito ngayon ang kinakampanya namin na sana, lalong-lalo na dahan-dahan magbukas ang ekonomiya. Ayaw namin mag-lockdown. Gusto namin mawala ang mask protocol,&quot; said Marcos.</p><p>&quot;Lahat &#x27;yan, hindi natin maabot &#x27;yan kung hindi tayo magpa-booster shot,&quot; he added.</p><p>His son, Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos, also received his first booster, according to the DOH. It was administered by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/17/20220817-sandro-marcos-1.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screengrab</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Marcos caught the novel coronavirus for the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/08/22/marcos-positive-for-covid-19-in-antigen-test-palace">second time</a> in July and experienced mild symptoms, including fever. He first tested positive for the disease in March 2020.</p><div><em>Editor&#x27;s Note: An earlier version of this article stated that Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos received his second booster shot against COVID-19 during the event, an information provided by a Malacanang staff. But the Department of Health said in its official statement to the public about the same event that it was Rep. Marcos&#x27; first booster shot.</em></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2176133" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video from RTVM</em></div>

Marcos also hoped his 2nd booster jab would 'trigger a reaction from our people' and lead to more people getting vaccinated vs COVID-19.