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Slow uptake in booster shots drive lowers aim to 30%

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The government has lowered its target of giving 23 million booster shots during the first 100 days of the Marcos administration, given the slow uptake in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign. READ:

In a statement, Department of Health officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said instead of aiming to inoculate 50 percent of all people eligible for boosters, the DOH will aim to vaccinate 30 percent by Oct. 8, and shoot for 50 percent by the end of the year.

Only 31,939 out of 1.07 million target senior citizens or those belonging to A2 category were given booster jabs under the program.“We are doubling down on our campaign to reach and even surpass our target of 30 percent by Oct. 8 and 50 percent by the end of the year,” Vergeire said. The IATF eased travel restrictions in February that allowed the entry of foreigners in the Philippines for business and tourism purposes under certain conditions.

The DOH on Thursday logged an increase in the COVID-19 daily tally with 2,702 new cases reported, bringing the nationwide caseload to 3,929,819.The number of active cases went up to 28,030 from 27,284 on Wednesday.

 

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