MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday commended the collaborative efforts of government agencies, local government units, and the private sector to make vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old “non-traumatic”.
Duterte also expressed gratitude to the medical experts and other healthcare workers who volunteered to help expand the country’s vaccination program, especially in remote areas.
“I send my gratitude for making it possible. Each and every one of you, maraming salamat sa inyo at minsan natuturuan ninyo ang gobyerno ninyo (thank you because sometimes you are teaching the government),” he said.
According to Duterte, all Covid-19 vaccines used in the Philippines have undergone extensive testing to assure quality, safety, and efficacy.
He also encouraged eligible fully vaccinated Filipinos to take advantage of the booster shots to acquire additional protection against the dreaded Covid-19 and its variants.
So far, a total of 62,505,204 Filipinos are now fully vaccinated, representing 69 percent of the government’s targeted 90 million Filipinos until June this year.
PH remains low-risk
Based on the report of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to the President, the Philippines has already passed the “hump” of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19.
He stated that the country is now classified as a low-risk case, with the exception of the Cordillera Administrative Region, which is still classified as a “moderate risk case”.
Duque said the healthcare utilization rates of the regions are also at low risk, except for Davao Region.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 1,427 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day infections this year.
The most recent Covid-19 bulletin showed 58,657 active cases while total recoveries increased to 3,539,106 after 3,269 new recovered cases were recorded.
Duque further urged everyone who is eligible to receive their booster shots “to get additional protection to prevent severe disease and hospitalization.”
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