“Bago ito, last week lang namin dinecide ito sa Execom kasi nga mabagal ang uptake,” Herbosa said in an interview over radio DWPM.
“Dati healthcare worker at senior citizen, so nag-decide kami, sige lahat na ng gusto magpa-vaccine ng booster, pwede na,” he also said.This means the general population could avail of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, Herbosa added when asked further.ADVERTISEMENTin June and considered expired on July 31, but Herbosa asserted that the manufacturer extended its shelf life until August 31.
Herbosa said those who received their primary vaccines with one booster shot could avail of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine. The DOH chief also said that only 38 percent of the more than 390,000 doses of COVID-19 bivalent vaccine were utilized as of July.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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