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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Muntinlupa LGU rolls out booster shots for healthcare workers

Muntinlupa LGU rolls out booster shots for healthcare workers

Published Nov 19, 2021 12:55 pm

The Muntinlupa City government started giving fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers their booster shots on Friday, Nov. 19.

A ceremonial administration of booster shots was held at SM Center Muntinlupa in Bgy. Tunasan. Other vaccination sites that will start giving booster shots are Ayala Malls South Park, Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun), Sucat Health Center and Cupang Health Center.

Dr. Edwin Dimatatac (left), medical director of the Ospital ng Muntinlupa in Alabang, getting his booster shot at the hospital on Nov. 19 (Muntinlupa PIO)

One of the first to receive the booster shot was Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, medical director of OsMun in Alabang.

According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) team, they will send text messages to healthcare workers, or those under the A1 priority group, for their schedule of booster shorts.

Healthcare workers need to bring their original vaccination card and valid ID. For the immunocompromised or those who have weakened immune systems, they need to present a medical clearance.

Booster shots are administered six months after getting fully vaccinated. For those who received the single-shot Janssen vaccine, the interval is three months, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

In a Facebook post, OsMun said the booster shots, using Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, are available on Nov. 19 and 22 for those who got their second dose at the hospital from March 31 to May 20 this year.

Dimatatac estimated that about 439 frontline healthcare workers will be vaccinated with booster shots at OsMun in the first two days.

Health Sec. Francisco Duque III had earlier said healthcare workers can choose the vaccine brand for their booster shots. It can be the same brand as their primary vaccine (homologous) or a different one (heterologous) from the recommended brand mixing by the Food and Drug Administration.

Those who received Sinovac as their primary vaccine can be given Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna as their booster shot.

For Pfizer-BioNTech, it is Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Moderna, and for AstraZeneca, it can be AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna,

For Moderna, it is Moderna, AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, and for Sputnik V, the recommended is AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna. For the Janssen vaccine, the recommended booster is AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

As of Nov. 14, Muntinlupa has fully vaccinated 332,883 individuals, or 86.3 percent of Muntinlupa’s target population of 385,725, which is 70 percent of the estimated total population of 551,036.

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