MANILA, Philippines — All fully vaccinated Filipinos 18 years old and above are now eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots, FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said on Wednesday. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine czar, said the booster shots for the general adult population might be given as early as Dec. 10. According to Galvez, the country was set to receive 217 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this year, both procured and donated. The administration of booster shots for senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals began last Nov. 22. But just in case we will be unable to reach it, this record is already high,” she said, noting that only a million COVID-19 shots were usually administered daily.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 02, 2021 11:26 UTC