The Philippines is expected to post around 3,000 to 5,000 COVID-19 cases by the end of the Christmas holidays next year which is a far better situation compared with last year’s figure, infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante said Friday.
“Our situation now is more stable because a lot of us are vaccinated and already had booster shots. And despite the fact that we have variants [of Omicron], our hospitals are not being filled with COVID-19 patients because we have population immunity and if there are cases, there are mild, except in vulnerable population where an infection [of COVID-19 go with other [complications],” Solante said during the public briefing.
Based on government records, at least 73.7 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the said number, 21 million got a booster shot in addition to their primary doses. The DOH, however, clarified that currently available evidence for BF.7 does not suggest any differences in disease severity and/or clinical manifestations compared to the original Omicron variant.
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