President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his son Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos had their second booster shots against COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante on Sunday said that a variant-specific vaccine should be given as a booster dose for the general population as it may be more effective against the more transmissible Omicron variant.
The National Vaccination Operations Center on Saturday reported that a total of 6,702 immunocompromised individuals have received their second COVID-19 booster shots in the first week of the government's rollout.
The National Vaccination Operations Center on Saturday said it is expecting that around 7,000 to 13,000 immunocompromised individuals will take their second COVID-19 booster doses during the first day of its rollout.
The country's current supply of COVID-19 vaccines would be enough for the second booster shots to be administered to the immunocompromised, the National Vaccination Operations Center on Saturday said.