DOH probes hospital for giving 2nd COVID booster to non-eligible groups

Updated Wed, April 27, 2022 at 3:29 PM Published Tue, April 26, 2022 at 1:13 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a hospital in the National Capital Region (NCR) that allegedly administered second COVID-19 booster shots to frontline healthcare workers and senior citizens.

The DOH clarified that the rollout of the second booster shot, which began on April 25, 2022, is exclusively for the immunocompromised population.

Around 2,100 individuals have received their second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine so far.

The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) is still reviewing data for the eligibility of senior citizens and healthcare workers for the second booster.

The hospital management claims they unintentionally misinterpreted the DOH's guidelines for the second booster inoculation.

The DOH and the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) are coordinating with healthcare facilities to prevent similar incidents.

The hospital has since reverted to administering boosters only to immunocompromised individuals.

Topics in this story

Explore more stories about these topics.

COVID-19 Department of Health

🤖

This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.

News Sources

See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.