马尼拉——卫生部周一表示，计划在小费迪南德马科斯总统执政的第一个100天内实施至少2300万次加强注射。

卫生部负责官员和副部长玛丽亚罗萨里奥韦尔盖尔告诉TeleRadyo，马科斯已指示该机构使新冠肺炎助推器更容易为公众所用。

我们需要加强疫苗接种。我们有本届政府第一个100天的目标。

她说，如果我们能够在这100天内实现这一目标，那么颜地将进一步放宽限制。

他（马科斯)非常热衷于蒂托萨的加强剂量。她说，他重视yung sinasabi ng ebidensya na itong助推器塔拉岗真的会提高人口的免疫力。

卫生部的数据显示，在5500万完全接种了新冠肺炎疫苗的菲律宾人中，只有1500万人接受了加强剂量。

韦尔盖尔说，卫生部不寻求对大约4000万有资格接受第三剂新冠肺炎疫苗的完全接种个体进行加强注射。

她说："在头100天里，这并不现实，但至少我们的目标是50%。"

马科斯上任已经快20天了。

韦尔盖尔说，为了实现这一目标，卫生部和其他执行单位将必须在未来80天内每天为大约397,000人接种疫苗。

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"If and when we can improve on our booster coverage, we can be able to confidently say na ito puwede na nating luwagan, ayan puwede na nating tanggalin," she said.

The DOH is planning to give incentives to individuals,as well as and local government units that would successfully reach the booster dose targets, the Undersecretary said.

"Mayroon din tayong incentive na bibigyan 'yan ng recognition ng Office of the President… and that recognition will be big or huge for them," she said.

It will be possible that these incentives would include "loosening some restrictions in areas if and when we reach a certain coverage," she said.

"Nothing is final yet about these incentives. It’s being planned."

Over the weekend, Marcos said he wants to ramp up the Philippines' booster coverage, noting that the additional dose helped him recuperate quickly from his second bout against COVID-19 last week.

But the President underscored that there is no need to make booster shots mandatory, saying that Filipinos should still be entitled to decide on how they want to manage their health.

TRADE OR DONATE NEARLY EXPIRED VACCINES

Marcos had also ordered the DOH to either donate to other countries or return to manufacturers COVID-19 vaccines that are about to expire, Vergeire said.

"He wanted us to further negotiate with COVAX facilities so we can negotiate to replace some of the vaccines that are near to expire," she said.

"He also wanted to explore the possibility that the Department of Foreign Affairs will help us in finding interested countries where we can donate some of the vaccines," she said.

The Food and Drug Administration has also been talking to manufacturers if they "could extend the shelf life of these vaccines," she said.

While the government does not want to waste vaccines, the DOH cannot just administer the nearly-expired doses to any individual who wants additional protection against COVID-19, the DOH official said.

"We have always based our decisions on science and evidence," she said.

"Kung kami lang sa gobyerno bakit ba hindi, ipapamigay namin because it is going to be wasted pero hindi po ganoon ang pagdedesisyon," she said.

HEALTH ALERT LEVELS

Vergeire said COVID-19 alert levels were also discussed with the President, but she declined to say if the government would soon adjust the current health restrictions in Metro Manila and other parts of the country.

"I will defer to the Office of the President to announce by tomorrow," she said.

"What I can tell you is the DOH gave recommendations and also explained to the President yung ating current alert level system, what has to be improved, what are the implications," she said.

Proposals to change the current number-based alert levels to a color-coded counterpart were not part of the earlier meeting with the President, she said.

"What we talked about really is what are the metrics of the alert level, what would be its implications, how does it really completely give the picture of our current situation and how does it relate to the restrictions we have right now," she said.

When asked about Marcos' take on the current alert levels, Vergeire said: "His points were very rational."

"Talagang sinasabi niya na mayroon na tayong sitwasyon dati na nag-apply talaga yang alert level, at may mga sitwasyon tayo ngayon na mayroon na tayo dapat na kinokonsidera," she said.

"We have directives that we should continue on what we are doing for this response."

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