Galvez, Jr.
GOV’T EYES TO INOCULATE MORE SENIORS, MINORS; ADMINISTER MORE BOOSTER SHOTS The government spelled out its vaccination strategies this year that include inoculating the remaining three million senior citizens, administering additional boosters doses and expanding the vaccination drive to cover minors in preparation for in-person classes.
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In his report to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. said that aside from focusing on those priorities, the government’s other major tasks are the recruitment and hiring of dedicated vaccinators, as well as working with the local government units (LGUs) and the
private sector to further increase the demand generation both for the primary and booster doses. The government also eyes to expand the vaccine emergency use authorization (EUA) for other vaccine brands in preparation for the immunization of more Caraga INFOCUS
