No truth PH using expired COVID-19 boosters: DOH

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/05/20220728-covid-vaccine-makati-gc-10.jpg' ><figcaption>A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — There is no truth to allegations that the government uses expired COVID-19 vaccines as booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.</p><p>According to DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, manufacturers extended the shelf life of some coronavirus jabs.</p><p>"Whatever we are distributing now sa ating mga communities, these are vaccines within expiring dates," she told reporters.</p><p>"Ibig sabihin, mabisa pa ho 'yung bakuna. Safe pa rin siya dahil nakapag-extend tayo ng shelf life. So, wala pong katotohan na nagbibigay tayo ng expired na bakuna."</p><p>Extending the shelf life of vaccines, Vergeire explained, also goes through a "stability study".</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/22/doh-17145-new-covid-cases-354-deaths-logged-in-past-week'>PH records 17,145 COVID cases, 354 deaths in past week</a></li></ul><p>Since the vials couldn't be returned to manufacturers after they have stopped manufacturing vaccines, some labels bearing the expiration date were not changed.</p><p>Vergeire said they instead asked for certificates from manufacturers showing the extended shelf life of the jabs. The certificates are being shown to the public in vaccination sites.</p><p>As of Sept. 4, more than 72.6 million people have been fully vaccinated against the respiratory disease. </p><p>Of the figure, almost 18.2 million have received their first booster dose while more than 2.3 million have gotten their second booster shots.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/22/ph-logs-656-new-cases-of-omicron-subvariants'>Philippines reports 656 new cases of omicron subvariants</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2212425' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p style='text-align: center;'><em><strong>Courtesy of DOH</strong></em></p>

<p>"Ibig sabihin, mabisa pa ho 'yung bakuna. Safe pa rin siya dahil nakapag-extend tayo ng shelf life. So, wala pong katotohan na nagbibigay tayo ng expired na bakuna."</p><p>Extending the shelf life of vaccines, Vergeire explained, also goes through a "stability study".</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/22/doh-17145-new-covid-cases-354-deaths-logged-in-past-week'>PH records 17,145 COVID cases, 354 deaths in past week</a></li></ul><p>Since the vials couldn't be returned to manufacturers after they have stopped manufacturing vaccines, some labels bearing the expiration date were not changed.</p><p>Vergeire said they instead asked for certificates from manufacturers showing the extended shelf life of the jabs. The certificates are being shown to the public in vaccination sites.</p><p>As of Sept. 4, more than 72.6 million people have been fully vaccinated against the respiratory disease. </p><p>Of the figure, almost 18.2 million have received their first booster dose while more than 2.3 million have gotten their second booster shots.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/22/ph-logs-656-new-cases-of-omicron-subvariants'>Philippines reports 656 new cases of omicron subvariants</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2212425' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p style='text-align: center;'><em><strong>Courtesy of DOH</strong></em></p>

<p>According to DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, manufacturers extended the shelf life of some coronavirus jabs.</p><p>"Whatever we are distributing now sa ating mga communities, these are vaccines within expiring dates," she told reporters.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/05/20220728-covid-vaccine-makati-gc-10.jpg' ><figcaption>A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — There is no truth to allegations that the government uses expired COVID-19 vaccines as booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.</p>

There is no truth to allegations that the government uses expired COVID-19 vaccines as booster shots, the Department of Health said Monday.

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No truth PH using expired COVID-19 boosters: DOH

No truth PH using expired COVID-19 boosters: DOH