With only around two weeks left before the opening of classes this month, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. urged local government units (LGU) to ramp up their coronavirus disease (Covid-19) booster vaccination drive. Know more:
WITH only around two weeks left before the opening of classes this month, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. urged local government units to ramp up their coronavirus disease booster vaccination drive.
The president said that currently, 15.9 million Filipinos have availed their first booster shot, while 1.2 million got their second booster shot. As of last Sunday, data from the Department of Health showed the 71.52 million individuals who completed their primary dose, only around 23 percent 16.59 million have availed of their booster shots.
Marcos said increasing the number of booster recipients, particularly among students, will minimize the risk posed by Covid-19 infection after the opening of the new school year on August 22, 2022 with a partial face-to-face classes.
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