An official of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) on Monday (Oct. 11) urged local government units to increase their Covid-19 vaccination numbers to achieve 80% population protection soon.
Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday (Oct. 11) that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to moderately and severely immunocompromised people.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday (Oct. 11) said it is studying the possible conduct of limited face-to-face classes in all degrees in areas with low COVID-19 prevalence and high vaccination rates.
Dr. Drew Camposano from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Monday (Oct. 11) said pediatric vaccination for COVID-19 will begin with 15 to 17-year-olds with comorbidities.
The OCTA Research Group on Monday (Oct. 11) said the country and the National Capital Region are seeing a downward trend in the COVID-19 reproduction numbers.
