Philippines Probes Unauthorized Vaccines Given to Soldiers, Chinese Workers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow members of his security team to face a congressional probe for their use of an unauthorized vaccine, warning legislators of a “crisis” if they push through with an investigation.

Duterte told his security team to ignore summons from Congress, adding that the soldiers were inoculated to protect him and themselves. “There will be a little crisis. I am prepared to defend my soldiers. I won’t allow them to be brutalized in hearings,” the president said in a televised briefing late Monday.