DOH: Vulnerable groups to be prioritized in rollout of bivalent jabs

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”.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday said it will prioritize the healthcare workers, senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities in the rollout of bivalent jabs. 

The move to prioritize the vulnerable groups is in line with the conditions set by the COVAX facility, which will donate around one million doses of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. The donated jabs are expected to arrive in the country by end-March. 

A bivalent vaccine targets both the original strain of the virus the causes COVID-19 and Omicron subvariants.

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