(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The Philippines Approves Intensified Vaccination for Health Workers, Elderly, etc.
China News Agency, Manila, October 26 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Information Department of the Presidential Palace of the Philippines informed on the 26th that the Philippine Ministry of Health approved the intensification of vaccination for vaccinated health workers. They were also after the country launched the new crown immunization program in early March. The first batch of vaccinators.
Galvez, the general coordinator of the Philippine government’s response to the new crown epidemic, said on the evening of the 25th that the country will begin to vaccinate staff in key departments in early November. The elderly and immunocompromised adults will also be given priority.
Galvez said that the government will provide 7 million doses of vaccines for the above-mentioned population, and according to the guidance of experts from the World Health Organization, decide whether the booster injection should be vaccinated with a mixed brand or must be vaccinated with the same brand of the same vaccine.
Philippine President Duterte urged local government officials to redouble their efforts to persuade the unvaccinated people to increase the vaccination rate in various places so that the country can achieve the goal of 50 million fully vaccinated by the end of this year. He warned that if officials fail to perform their duties, they will be held accountable.
The Philippines launched the new crown immunization program on March 1. More than 85% of the population in Metro Manila, the capital, has been vaccinated. The country’s infection rate has fallen below 0.46. According to data from the Philippine Ministry of Health on the 26th, 4393 newly diagnosed cases and 135 deaths were confirmed in a single day. (over)