Vaccination of Teens and Children in the Philippines

        The National Government commenced its pilot implementation of COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old through the “Resbakuna Kids” campaign. The ceremony was attended by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and National Task Force (NTF) Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. at Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and National Children's Hospital (NCH), respectively.To maximize accessibility to the general public, the government stated that the rollout of "Resbakuna Kids" will take a phased approach, utilizing both hospital-based and local government unit (LGU)-based vaccination sites. There are currently 38 vaccination sites around the National Capital Region (NCR), with five in Region III, three in Region IV-A, and one in BARMM with Region XII. The government added that more vaccination sites will be available in the coming days as the rollout progresses.

          The ceremony was attended by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and National Task Force (NTF) Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. at Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and National Children's Hospital (NCH), respectively.

 

       To maximize accessibility to the general public, the government stated that the rollout of "Resbakuna Kids" will take a phased approach, utilizing both hospital-based and local government unit (LGU)-based vaccination sites. There are currently 38 vaccination sites around the National Capital Region (NCR), with five in Region III, three in Region IV-A, and one in BARMM with Region XII. The government added that more vaccination sites will be available in the coming days as the rollout progresses. 

              As the Philippines entered its third year of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the government began vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against the deadly virus in February 2022, and 12-17 years old in October 2021.

        According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Pfizer vaccine was found to be safe and effective, preventing 90.9 percent of symptomatic COVID-19. They stated that "no serious adverse events or deaths were discovered as a result of the vaccination." The vaccination of children is welcome news because the Department of Education (DepEd) intends to transition to limited face-to-face classes by the school year 2022-2023. Since the pandemic began in 2020, the country has used a distance learning system.

Ref: https://www.rappler.com/nation/philippines-begins-covid-19-vaccination-children-5-to-11-february-7-2022/

https://doh.gov.ph/press-release/DOH-NVOC-NTF-LAUNCH-RESBAKUNA-KIDS-CAMPAIGN-FOR-5-TO-11-YEAR-OLDS

https://www.davaocity.gov.ph/covid-19/630-dabawenyo-kids-inoculated-after-2-days-of-5-11-y-o-vaccination-no-major-adverse-event-recorded/  

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1168017 

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