Doctors representing various medical societies who spoke this week at a roundtable discussion with reporters explained the need for another jab in the wake of studies and reports of breakthrough infections, or infections among those fully vaccinated. Solante said that a booster dose for health-care workers and a third dose for the elderly and immunocompromised would continue to protect them from getting infected or suffering from severe infection. “Because of the above risk, I fully support giving them the booster and third dose the soonest time possible,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTIn the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported 642 breakthrough cases out of 20.3 million fully vaccinated as of Sept. 26. “Evidence shows that the use of AstraZeneca or Pfizer as third dose to Sinovac resulted in higher antibody levels than a third dose of Sinovac to Sinovac,” Solante said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 30, 2021 21:33 UTC