TWO experts who are part of the government's vaccine panel cited the importance of getting booster shots after four studies abroad showed promise in increased protection from booster doses. Total overall recoveries was 2.933 million with 34,897 newly recovered patients, while 34 new fatalities were reported, for a total of 52,962. The Brazilian study also showed that a heterologous booster dose of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine can also increase antibody protection by as much as 12-fold. He also said the possibility of a fourth vaccine dose, which is now being studied in Israel, remains a question mark because a third dose remains effective against the prevalence of variants such as Omicron. But unfortunately, may variant na dumating, so we cannot wait for six months bago mabigay ng (there is a new variant, so we cannot wait for six months before we can give) boosters," he said.

Source: Manila Times January 18, 2022 22:14 UTC