The Department of Health (DoH) is set to approve the administration of third doses and booster shots for Covid-19 after the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) recommended their use.

In an October 13 letter to Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd, the HTAC said it is submitting its interim recommendations to give booster doses to healthcare workers starting in the fourth quarter of this year and to priority groups by 2022, and a third dose for immunocompromised individuals.

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