Philippines Cuts COVID-19 Booster Shot Interval to 3 Months After Third Omicron Case Emerged

Philippines Cuts COVID-19 Booster Shot Interval to 3 Months After Third Omicron Case Emerged
Medical workers prepare COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines at a coliseum in Makati City, suburban Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 29, 2021. TedE Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
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The Philippines’ government has shortened the interval for the administration of COVID-19 booster shots from six months to three months, the health ministry said on Tuesday, following the detection of a third Omicron case in the country.

Adults are now allowed to get their booster shots three months after the second dose of a primary two-dose vaccine, or two months after a single dose, the ministry said in a statement.
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