MANILA, Philippines – The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines continued to increase in the recent week, with an average of 350 new infections reported each day.
Makati and Parañaque have shown a slight increase in the numbers of beds occupied in intensive care units, with roughly half of dedicated COVID-19 beds filled. For starters, experts have raised proposals time and again: increase uptake of boosters, ensure equitable access to treatments, improve ventilation at home and in public spaces, and create a network of primary care facilities. These are suggestions experts have raised since 2021.– many of which still apply.
Booster uptake is significantly lower, with only 14.7 million Filipinos having gotten an additional dose. Among health workers alone, nearly half of the roughly 3 million in the group are boosted. Public health research firm EpiMetrics earlier reported that with current variants circulating and the existing efficacy of vaccines against preventing infection, herd immunity is out of reach. Instead, to protect each person, 100% of the population will need to be vaccinated.
Experts say it is likely Moderna will later on include a third shot as part of its primary series. On Pfizer’s shot,reported that advisers raised questions about the small sample sizes, “arguing the vaccine was safe and effective but that they needed to manage parental expectations about how much protection it really offers – and how important it is that children come back for a third dose.”
cant believe white ppl be tourisming all ova ph rn and be saying “it’s all gone back to normal I love the tropics”
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