The Philippines has detected one more infection involving the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BQ.1, bringing the total to 17, the Health department said on Tuesday. READ:
The European Center for Disease Control considers BQ.1, a sublineage of Omicron BA.5, a variant of interest.
The test results came from the sequencing conducted by University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center on Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, the agency said.The Philippines posted 7,731 coronavirus disease 2019 infections in the past week with a daily average of 1,104, DoH said on Monday. At a livestreamed press briefing, Health Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said 49% of the age group had been vaccinated against the virus.
She said existing vaccines could help minimize hospitalizations even after new variants enter the country. The Philippines has fully vaccinated 73.63 million people, according to the DoH bulletin. It added that 20.94 million people have received booster shots.
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