The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said around 132,770 individuals were vaccinated with first booster during the three-day nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive from December 5 to 7, 2022.
At the press briefing, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said an additional 33,239 aged five to 11 years old were vaccinated during the three-day period.
that target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants for use in children as young as 6 months of age. "Well as long as there's evidence already that can support the use of these COVID-19 vaccines to the younger age group like less than 5-years-old, handa naman tayo [we are ready],” she said.
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