MANILA, Philippines — The government is preparing for the possibility that some individuals who have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine may later hesitate and not show up to get their second shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
“We are expecting that. That is part of the things we are trying to be ready with. That’s why we have this database and master list so we can track them and encourage them,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, when asked of the possibility that some people who have received the first dose of the vaccine may hesitate to get the second shot.
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