Booster shots needed

Booster shots needed - expert

By Red Mendoza

Aug 30, 2021 2:00 pm

An expert on infectious diseases urged the government to reconsider its position on booster doses especially for healthcare workers as evidence showed waning immunity in some vaccines, especially Sinovac's CoronaVac.

Dr. Rontgene Solante, the head of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine department of the San Lazaro Hospital and Vaccine Expert Panel member, said there were 'consistent data' showing the waning of immunity six months after inoculation.

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