COVID-19 survivors can get vaccinated against COVID-19 right after recovery, according to DOH.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday announced that COVID-19 survivors can get vaccinated against COVID-19 right after recovery.
In a report on GMA News Online, the Department of Health announced that vaccination guidelines had been revised in order to allow the vaccination of COVID-19 survivors after recovery, or completion of treatment.
As stated in its Department Memorandum 2021-0175, the Department of Health revised an earlier circular stating that recovered COVID-positive patients must wait 90 days before getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
“All vaccine recipients who contracted COVID-19 may be vaccinated after recovery or completion of treatment, whether for first or second dose, without restarting the vaccine dose schedule,” the latest memorandum stated.
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Earlier, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) recommended that COVID-19 survivors be allowed to get a COVID-19 vaccine two weeks instead of 90 days from recovery.
The DOH memorandum also stated that pregnant and lactating women who belong to vaccine priority groups may be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, pregnant women in their first trimester will not be given a COVID-19 vaccine.
Moreover, adults with controlled comorbidities will also be asked to show a medical certificate, prescription, hospital or surgical records, or any other similar proof of their condition to COVID-19 vaccination teams.
On the other hand, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) had encouraged people with hypertension or heart disease to get inoculated against COVID-19.
As of April 12, 2021, the Philippines had vaccinated over a million individuals belonging to the top three priority groups — health workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities.
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