DoH to shift focus on reporting Covid variants

By Red Mendoza

Nov 26, 2022 12:13 am

THE Department of Health (DoH) said that it will shift its focus on getting protected against the subvariants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) virus than informing the public on the arrival of the subvariants in the country.

This comes after the country detected the BQ.1 subvariant of Omicron, which is said to be driving a new wave of infections in several countries, including the United States.

Health Department Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. File Photo

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