The second COVID-19 booster doses are now available for the general public, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire announced in a press conference on Wednesday, April 12.
at mag-umpisa na po tayo magpabakuna for ourAccording to the DOH’s latest data on vaccinations, 78.4 million have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of March 16; 23.8 million have received their first boosters, while 4.2 million have received their second boosters.last March 2022.
The Philippines’ neighbor Indonesia approved the second booster for its general adult population in January 2023,While the guidelines have not yet been released, the World Health Organization recommends adult individuals wait 4 to 6 months before getting their second booster.The average daily cases between March 27 and April 2 is at 278, for a total of 1,944 new cases for that period. Only 17 of those, or 0.94% of new cases, were severe or critical.
Hospital capacity remains below the danger zone with 14.8% of ICU beds utilized, and 16.5% non-ICU beds used.
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