Manila Bulletin
DOT rolls out booster shots for fully vaxed tourism workers
Tourism workers in the National Capital Region and Boracay Island are receiving COVID-19 booster shots to enhance their protection against the Omicron variant.
Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat stated that booster vaccinations will be expanded to other tourist destinations, including Baguio City and Davao.
In the NCR, over 50 percent of 12,693 out of 25,386 hotel workers have received their booster shots.
The National Task Force against COVID-19 has pledged 20,000 vaccine doses for booster shots specifically for tourism workers in Boracay.
Secretary Romulo-Puyat expressed satisfaction with the increasing willingness of tourism workers to get vaccinated and encouraged them to avail of the free vaccines for the industry's recovery.
As of the end of 2021, 88.38% of the target tourism workers nationwide, totaling 282,780 individuals, have completed their initial COVID-19 vaccination.
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