MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine recipients who missed their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine may not repeat their first dose if they can get the second shot within six months after their first jab, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the DOH met with members of its All Experts Groups last week to discuss the acceptable interval for two doses of different vaccines.
“Accordingly sinabi na rin ng ating mga eksperto, hanggang mga anim na buwan hindi mo pa rin kailangang magrepeat ng series, you can still give the second dose of the vaccine,” she told an online media briefing.
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