The administration of COVID-19 booster shots, as well as the primary vaccine series, are still not mandatory in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday.
The administration of COVID-19 booster shots, as well as the primary vaccine series, are still not mandatory in the country, the Department of Health said on Thursday.
“We also did not give any statement that boosters will become mandatory. Wala po yan sa ating direksyon, wala po yan sa ating mga pronouncements ,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said at the DOH briefing. Several DOH officials on Wednesday morning met with Marcos to discuss the current COVID-19 situation and vaccination coverage in the country, and recommended strategies to further improve the government’sPressed on what was discussed during the meeting, Vergeire said that the topics were only technical and there were no discussions on who the next Health chief will be.
She, however, said that Marcos “fully supports” the DOH and the COVID-19 response and vaccination program.
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