Presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is floating the idea of requiring booster cards in establishments in Metro Manila.
In a media briefing at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay, Concepcion said that the United States is requiring booster cards before individuals can enter establishments.
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Concepcion said that this should be the policy in Metro Manila since the region has a high vaccination rate.
“In Metro Manila, we should now enforce that this booster cards be shown. You have to bring your vaccination card and your booster card,” Concepcion said.
A total of 21,949,181 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the National Capital Region (NCR), 9,588,197 of which are completed doses, 9,891,316 are first doses, and 2,469,668 are booster doses.
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Concepcion said that showing booster cards will be a minimum requirement once the country moves away from the imposition of alert levels.
“So that the immunity level in the Philippines will always be at a point that will prevent another variant from affecting us. It will protect those who get hit from hospitalization,” Concepcion said.
