President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says wearing face masks will be optional if the booster rollout becomes successful. But the Philippines' booster rollout is stalling.
MANILA, Philippines – In his first week as the chief executive of the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that wearing of masks would be optional if the rollout of COVID-19 booster becomes “successful” and if the pandemic situation in the country is “good.”
Before ramping up vaccination and booster uptake, the government must first address why there is a slow acceptance of booster shots in the country.In a text message to Rappler on Monday, July 11, infectious disease specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante said that there was “vaccine complacency” among the public because relatively cases were going down in the past months, after the first Omicron surge in January.
The same view was shared by Dr. John Wong of Epimetrics. He said that there was a high demand for vaccination late 2021 during the Delta wave. “The demand was driven by fear. The perception that they were susceptible and the disease was severe,” he said. “It seems like people consider it something extra or something optional, as opposed to, it really is almost critical when it comes to Omicron infections,” he said.
In the Philippines, Solante urged the government to make booster shots “mandatory” to increase protection among population.
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