About two million COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to expire if they remain unused by June 30, 2022, DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said.
“Sa ating expiring na vaccine, we will have the final numbers by end of May. But hanggang June we are expecting kung hindi ma-jab almost 2 million kung hindi magamit by end of June,” Cabotaje said at the Laging Handa briefing.“Ito ‘yung parang pang palit, ‘yung nag-expire na at saka ‘yung pwede pa [at] mga pa-expire, which includes brands such as Sinovac, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer,” she said.
“From the communication we received from COVAX, replacement for vaccine includes vaccines from all sources, so hindi lang po ‘yung galing sa kanila, but they will also consider some of the vaccines that have been procured by the national government, even our private sector, and our local government,” she added.
Meanwhile, Cabotaje said that more than 73.7 million have been vaccinated with at least one dose while 69.1 million have been fully inoculated against the virus.According to the Health undersecretary, 36,000 frontline healthcare workers and around 83,000 senior citizens have received their second booster dose.
“Para ang total natin ng second booster ay 171,000. Naglalaro lang tayo [dati] sa mga less than 50 pero tumaas na ang tinaas nung binuksan natin sa A1 atsaksa ating senior,” she said.against the virus as well as the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, of which there are a total of 17 cases detected in the country.
Individuals seeking to be vaccinated must present their vaccination card showing the date of their first booster dose and any valid government-issued ID.
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