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COVID-19 vaccination ‘only way’ to stop new variants, says FDA

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/06/24/20210609-covid-vaccine-manila-sinovac-gc-5377.jpg"/><figcaption>Manila residents belonging to categories A1, A2, A3, and A4 priority group get their vaccine jabs against COVID-19 inside the President Sergio Osmeña Highschool in Tondo, Manila on June 9, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—Vaccination is the only way to stop COVID-19 transmission and mutation, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.</p><p>The coronavirus jabs being used in the country should remain effective against severe infection even if its protection could be reduced against new variants, FDA director-general Eric Domingo said.</p><p>A UK study showed that the Delta variant first reported in India diminishes the efficacy of Pfizer&#x27;s COVID-19 vaccine to 89 percent from 94 percent, and Astrazeneca&#x27;s to 59 percent from 70 percent, Domingo said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/18/21/doh-sinovac-effective-covid19-vaccine-indonesia-report">Sinovac still prevents severe COVID-19, says DOH amid Indonesia infections</a></li></ul><p>&quot;It’s also the only way to stop the variant from coming in kasi habang dumadami ang transmission, lumalaki ang chance na nagmumutate ang virus,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>(It’s also the only way to stop the variant from coming in because as long as transmission continues, the chances of the virus mutating gets bigger.)</p><p>&quot;Kahit makapasok ang bagong variant may protection pa rin po lalo na sa severe disease, sa pagkaospital at pagkamatay.&quot;</p><p>(Even if the new variant enters the country, we still have protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/22/21/complete-covid-19-vaccination-prevents-variant-infection-expert-panel">Complete COVID-19 vaccination prevents variant infection: expert panel</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/21/delta-covid-19-variant-symptoms-changing-says-up-nih">Delta COVID-19 variant symptoms &#x27;changing,&#x27; says UP-NIH</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines has so far recorded 17 cases of the Delta variant. It has reported a total of 1,372,232 COVID-19 infections as of Wednesday, with 49,862 active cases.</p><p>The country aims to vaccinate at least 58 million individuals this year to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus. A total of 8,407,342 jabs have been administered nationwide as of Sunday, government said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/21/21/8-million-doses-covid19-vaccine-philippines-june20">COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in PH top 8.4 million: gov&#x27;t</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&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1712814" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

<p>The coronavirus jabs being used in the country should remain effective against severe infection even if its protection could be reduced against new variants, an official says.</p>

The coronavirus jabs being used in the country should remain effective against severe infection even if its protection could be reduced against new variants, an official says.