THE Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed its support for ordinances that would prevent fully vaccinated persons from availing of more COVID-19 jabs, particularly those freely given by LGUs, as boosters.
“Let us not be too greedy with the vaccines. Many are still unvaccinated even with the first dose because of the country’s limited supply,” PNP Chief, Police General Guillermo Eleazar, said.
“Also, there are no recommendations yet from experts if booster shots are safe and if this is a truly effective protection against COVID-19 and its other variants,” he added.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos had called on mayors in the National Capital Region to come up with ordinances that will impose sanctions on persons who are getting booster shots using vaccine doses procured by the national government.
Abalos pointed out that the country still has an insufficient supply of vaccines.
PGen Eleazar appealed to the public to think of the welfare of others who have not yet received even their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
“To those who have already completed their vaccination, let us not take away the remaining vaccines from our countrymen who also need protection,” he said.
The Department of Science and Technology is still conducting tests on the safety and efficacy of combining COVID-19 vaccine brands.
In Quezon City, two persons were slapped with complaints after getting booster shots in the city despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. They were charged with violating an ordinance prohibiting COVID-19 vaccination fraud.