The Department of Health is studying the possibility of allowing adults between the ages of 50 and 59 to get a second COVID-19 booster shot.
"Actually, we started our discussions with our experts last week, and we are studying which sectors can be added. We are looking at the evidence," Health Undersecretary and spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a mix of Filipino and English at the Laging Handa briefing on Saturday.
Should the experts recommend expanding the coverage to this age group, Vergeire said the emergency use authorization issued by the Food and Drug Administration must be amended.
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