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The public should remain vigilant as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over despite the lifting of its global health emergency status, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
“Ang Public Health Emergency of International Concern na ini-lift ng WHO is not equated to the pandemic. So even though the WHO has already lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern status, hindi po nila sinabing tapos na ang pandemya,” Vergeire said.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will be submitting its recommendations on COVID-19 to the Office of the President by Monday, the Department of Health (DOH) said in a briefing on Tuesday.
An infectious diseases expert says the government should make sure funds are still available to buy COVID-19 vaccines, which should be included in the regular immunization program, despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration that the virus spread is no longer a global health emergency.
The World Health Organization has announced that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, but stressed that the pandemic is not yet over.