LGUs told: Don’t turn down walk-in minors at vax centers

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To increase Cebu's COVID-19 immunization coverage rate, local governments here are told not to turn down walk-ins for the pediatric vaccination.

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Minors line up for vaccination in a vax site in Cebu City. CDN Digital photo | Morexete Marie B. Erram

Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Visayas Vaccination Operations Center spokesperson, said accommodating walk-ins would greatly help expedite reaching herd immunity. But she clarified that this does not mean local government units should do away with masterlisting minors age 12 to 17 years old in their respective areas.

The same report from VVOC showed that vaccination coverage rate for the 1st dose stood at approximately 40 percent as of November 8, 2021.

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