MANILA, Philippines — There could be a need to vaccinate people against Covid-19 yearly or in a longer interval considering that the new coronavirus that causes the disease is mutating, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this in agreement to the remark of Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky in a CNBC interview that people may need to get vaccinated against Covid-19 annually over the next several years, like seasonal flu shots.
According to Vergeire, even local experts have said that the period of effectivity of available Covid-19 vaccines remains uncertain.
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