Manila Bulletin
183 healthcare workers get booster shots on first day of rollout in Muntinlupa
Muntinlupa City began administering COVID-19 booster shots to fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers on November 19.
A total of 183 healthcare workers received booster shots on the first day of the rollout.
Of these, 178 received Pfizer-BioNTech and five received Sinovac's CoronaVac.
Vaccination sites included Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun), SM Center Muntinlupa, Ayala Malls South Park, and Sucat covered court.
Booster shots are administered six months after the primary vaccination series, or three months for those who received the Janssen vaccine.
The city government held a ceremonial event at SM Center Muntinlupa to launch the booster shot program.
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