MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) is organizing another round of National Vaccination Days to urge more people across the country to obtain their booster shots against Covid-19.
According to DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, the government is mounting a three-day national vaccination to make Covid-19 vaccines more accessible.
“We are expanding efforts to give more first boosters, and now we have 19,000-plus vaccination sites all over the country,” Vergeire said. “We will have a Bakunahang Bayan from Dec. 5 to 7 to encourage more people and make vaccines more accessible to communities.”
The government, she said, is providing primary vaccines to all individuals five years old and above, first boosters to all 12 years old and above and 2nd boosters for senior citizens, health care workers and those with comorbidities and immune compromised.
Vergeire stated that despite government efforts, many people have become hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccines. But she emphasized the need for people to get the Covid-19 booster as additional protection, especially this holiday season.
The health department is pushing for the passage of the proposed Center for Disease Control Law to enable the implementation of continued Covid-19 response, even after the national state of calamity ends by yearend, according to Vergeire.
Vergeire said that if the proposed measure is not enacted, the DOH will request for a three-month extension of the state of calamity.
