Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire (PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA - Increased immunity has kept the country's healthcare utilization rates low and deaths due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) manageable, a health official said Wednesday. During a media forum in Pasay City, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the increased immunity of the Filipino population is a combination of natural immunity and immunity from Covid-19 vaccines. "Alam natin nung nag-uumpisa ang Omicron variant dito sa ating bansa maraming nagkasakit, maraming nagkaroon nitong natural immunity, although experts would see hindi ito magiging pare-pareho sa bawat tao, hindi ito sinasabi na magla-last rin ito ng ganun katagal, pero (Many were infected when Omicron variant entered the country, many acquired this natural immunity, although experts would see that its different among individuals and this won't last that long, but) experts an
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