A three-day COVID-19 vaccination drive will again be held across the country this December in a bid to increase the booster uptake and inoculation rate among Filipino children.
Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire announced the drive on Tuesday, saying that they would prioritize kids aged five to 11, and those who have yet to receive their first booster dose.
Vergeire said that the government is intensifying its coordination with other organizations and stakeholders such as the Chinese community, malls, fast food restaurants, and private physicians to encourage their patients to get vaccinated when they visit their respective clinics. Senator Pia Cayetano, the sponsor of the DOH budget, said during last Thursday's plenary deliberations that the estimated cost of theThe lawmaker said the WHO had found out that in low-income, middle-income, and even high-income countries, the wastage rate went up to 30%, prompting the body to set the acceptable rate for wasted vaccine doses at 25%.
“Itong 12.5%, the Philippines considers this as being still within that level kung saan it is acceptable based on the experiences of other countries and based on the statement of WHO because of the evolving nature of COVID-19 and its pandemic,” she said.
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