Cabotaje said the DOH had submitted a demand forecast of 34 million vaccine doses to replace expired or near-expiring Sinovac, AstraZeneca and Pfizer shots.
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City, Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Caloocan City, Valenzuela Medical Center, and the local government of Makati are scheduled to give second booster doses to vulnerable sectors.
A year since the Philippines rolled out its vaccination program, 86.18% of the total inmate population of the Bureau of Corrections have completed their doses against COVID-19.
The government’s vaccine expert panel earlier recommended giving a second COVID-19 booster shot to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals.