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The government expects the increase of vaccine demand for pediatric vaccination as they will soon start vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 years old, National Task Force against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said Thursday.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno lauded the government and private sector, particularly the country’s leading drug stores, for offering additional access to Covid-19 vaccines through “Resbakuna sa Botika” program.

Aged 18 years old and above may avail themselves of the booster shots in select Metro Manila branches, National Task Force against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said.

Japan and the International Organization for Migration have exchanged diplomatic notes for approximately PHP215.9 million projects that would provide shelter and medical equipment to provinces heavily affected by Typhoon Odette in parts of the Philippines.

Deputy Speaker Camille Villar said there is an urgent need to pass the packaging responsibility as consumers generate more single-use packaging and plastics from online purchases amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The distribution of Covid-19 benefits to health care workers will continue in 2022, the Department of Health announced Thursday, in acknowledgment of their efforts to react to the epidemic.

COVID-19 UPDATE: The Department of Health logged 31,173 new Covid-19 infections and 26,298 new recoveries Thursday.

A month after Typhoon Odette's devastation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga reported its augmentation drive to aid the affected residents in the different provinces of the region.

The government is eyeing more resettlement housing projects for the victims of the Taal volcano eruption in Batangas province, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said Wednesday.

Some 1,000 frontline personnel received their booster shots against Covid-19 during the recent Post Office’s first booster vax drive.