Uot Barzaga Said He Cited Studies In Hong Kong And The Dominican Republic Showing That Two Doses Ofa Vaccine With Lower Efficacy Followed Bya Booster Did Not Generate Enough Immunity Against Covid 19 Those Who Receiveda Full Dose Primary Course May Need Additional Shots To Attain Protective Levels Virus Quot Pandemic Response Task Force Can Starta New Round Of Vaccination By Offering These People Sinovac News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

(PNA file photo) MANILA - A lawmaker is urging the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to roll out a new round of vaccination drive to protect Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and its highly transmissible Omicron variant. In a statement on Monday night, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the government's pandemic response task force should consider giving additional two doses, considering that some countries are already administering the fourth dose on their population to increase their level of protection. Barzaga particularly noted the case of Israel wherein officials are elated by their initial findings on the administration of a fourth shot, which their health experts have found to have significantly boosted the immunity of a vaccinated person. "If the pandemic response task force decides to undertake a new round of vaccination, it should start with those belonging to the A1, A2 and A3 priority groups ....

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