Gov't begins pilot run of COVID-19 vaccine drive in Metro Manila pharmacies

People queue to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a drugstore along Bayan-Bayan Ave. in Marikina City during the pilot implementation of the government’s “Resbakuna sa mga Botika” program on Jan. 20, 2022.

The STAR / Walter Bollozos

MANILA, Philippines — Pharmacies in Metro Manila began offering COVID-19 booster shots on Thursday in a bid to make life-saving jabs accessible to more people.

Five pharmacies joined the pilot implementation of the program, which will be expanded to other drug stores in the country, officials said. 

People aged 18 and above, except for senior citizens and people with comorbidities, can get their booster shots in pharmacies.

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