The slow rollout of booster shots is putting the economic recovery at risk, with the threat expected to be elevated when the protection provided by the first two vaccine doses starts to recede later this year, Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion said.
He said the prospect of further lockdowns, should coronavirus disease 2019 cases surge again, would wipe out whatever momentum recovering MSMEs have built up.
Mr. Concepcion said 74.1% of the target population has been fully vaccinated, with boosters administered to 13.7%. Mr. Concepcion said in a statement on Wednesday that boosters are the key to ensuring that a World Health Organization forecast of 300,000 active COVID-19 cases by May does not come to pass.
He said the Philippines is still short of its target of 90 million people receiving two doses, with 67 million having received the two shots that the government sees as the norm for full vaccination. He estimated the population that has not received a booster dose at over 53 million, including senior citizens and youth aged 12 to 17.
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