The Department of Health is expecting around 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals will get their second boosters during the first day of rollout on April 25.
— but only for immunocompromised adults, for now.Who can get their second boosters?
The Department of Health is expecting around 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals will get their second boosters during the first day of rollout next week.implementsecond booster,” Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said in a media briefing on Saturday. [Translation: And we’ll roll it out in the whole country, depending on the readiness of our vaccination centers in implementing the second booster.]
Immunocompromised individuals pertain to those with immunodeficiency, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and those who underwent organ transplant, among others.Immunocompromised individuals can get their second booster shot as early as three months after their first booster to further increase protection against the coronavirus.AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, Sinopharm, and Sinovac vaccines can be used for the second booster.
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