Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte urged her eligible constituents not to hesitate to get the second booster shot against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Belmonte emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the booster shots, especially with the emerging new Omicron subvariants.
“Sa mga kuwalipikado na para sa second booster, agad magtungo sa ating mga vaccination center sa malls man o health centers.”
“Sa mga kuwalipikado na para sa second booster, agad magtungo sa ating mga vaccination center sa malls man o health centers, lalo na ang ating front-liners, senior citizens at mga immunocompromised na indibidwal,” she said.
Belmonte said the city government has already administered a total of 6,234 COVID-19 second booster shots.
Following the detection of an Omicron subvariant in the Philippines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units to strengthen vaccination programs.
“The public should not be complacent and never underestimate the threat of COVID-19 despite the decline in the number of cases.”
She said the public should not be complacent and never underestimate the threat of COVID-19 despite the decline in the number of cases.
“Huwag nating sayangin ang sandali at makiisa tayo sa pagpigil ng anumang surge sa ating bansa,” Belmonte concluded.