Duque: 12-17 booster rollout will continue eventually
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured the public on Tuesday that the COVID-19 booster vaccination for children aged 12 to 17 will continue eventually.
The government postponed the rollout of the first booster dose for non-immunocompromised children due to 'glitches' with the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC).
HTAC had initially wanted areas rolling out boosters to have a 40% vaccination coverage among senior citizens, but this condition has since been clarified and adjusted.
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