Public urged to get booster shot ASAP amid Omicron BA.2.12 subvariant threat

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All eligible Filipinos were encouraged by the Department of Health (DOH) to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster shot amid growing concern about the Omicron BA.2.12 subvariant. READ:

In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Germany’s parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory Covid vaccines for people above 60, in a stinging defeat for Chancellor Scholz’s coalition. Christof STACHE / AFP

“Initial findings and data suggest that Omicron BA.2.12 spreads faster. There is currently no evidence that it can cause more severe disease,” the DOH said in an advisory on Thursday, April 28.

 

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