Gov't mulls national COVID-19 vax drive for seniors --DOH

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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is important that senior citizens are vaccinated to protect them against the severe form of COVID-19.

A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign “we got fully vaccinated” after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine

“We are planning to put up a national vaccination day for the senior citizens and also for those who have completed their primary series first and second doses,” said Duque during a town hall event organized by Go Negosyo. “We need to further encourage everyone to get their primary series and booster doses at the soonest possible time, but bearing in mind that the prioritization framework all to be followed—the A2 , A3 . We must exert extra effort to see to it that they will be prioritized,” he said.

 

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Against the “severe form of CoVid-19”? This is misinformation. Surprised that Duque is quoted saying this because Omicron is a weak & mild variant. Viruses evolve to become more transmissible but less virulent over time. Yung level of kasinungalingan these days, ibang klase.

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