SWIFT VACCINE DEPLOYMENT SOUGHT
GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONWIDE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SECOND BOOSTER SHOTS FOR THOSE 50 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER AND INDIVIDUALS WITH COMORBIDITIES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 49 HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE DOH.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go recently urged the national government and local government units (LGU) to expedite the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines especially in far flung areas as the Department of Health (DoH) issued the guidelines for the nationwide rollout of second booster shots for qualified adults.
To recall, guidelines for the nationwide deployment of the second booster shots for those 50 years of age and older and individuals with comorbidities between the ages of 18 and 49 have been issued by the DoH through the National Covid-19 Vaccination Operations Center.
Those eligible should promptly check the announcements of their respective local government units or private sector vaccination sites for the deployment plans. They are also asked to prepare valid IDs and vaccination cards.
Orientations for local government units and vaccination facilities are already planned as part of the preparation for the administration of second booster doses to the aforementioned groups.
The approval for a national rollout was timed to coincide with the DoH’s nationwide PinasLakas booster campaign. Schools, malls, plazas and places of worship will be transformed into vaccination clinics as part of the PinasLakas initiative so that Filipinos can receive the potentially life-saving immunizations.
The DoH also urged the public to contact their LGU about the government’s house-to-house immunization programs.
“As vaccine immunity wanes over time, we are dedicated to helping our people remain protected against Covid-19. We are making it easier for as many of our people to avail of the primary series and boosters - including second boosters,” the DoH stated.