The vaccine expert group is waiting for Covid-19 vaccine producers to submit an emergency use authorization request, which would allow alternative vaccines to be administered as booster doses for children.
The number of Covid-19 cases continues to decline nationally, breaching the lowest recorded average prior to the peak of the Omicron variant, a health official said.
The Philippines' latest data from the National Task Force Against Covid-19 showed that 80.01 percent of the country’s target for population protection have received at least one dose.
The number of new Covid-19 cases continues to decline nationwide with an average daily case of 224 for the week of April 12 to 18, a health official said.
The Department of Health on Monday reported that the daily average Covid-19 cases from April 4 to 10 is lower than the new infections prior to the week in review.