The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate about 80 percent of its pediatric population aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by the end of this year, the Department of Health said on Thursday, Oct. 28.
“Dalawang doses iyan, kasi ang binigyan ng Philippine FDA ng emergency use authorization na ibabakuna sa 12 to 17 ay Pfizer at Moderna. So, ang interval nila is 21 days and 28 days, respectively ,” she added. “Per vaccination sites, pwede ba lahat? In principle pwede lahat. Pero we are leaving it to the local government units…. Kailangan ready sila sa response. Hindi pwedeng gamitin yung pang adult na pang response…Kasi kailangan may pediatric BP, mga emergency equipment–iba yung pang bata at pang adult ,” she said.
“Yung sa rest of the pediatric population, we will not require a medical certificate or a medical clearance from the attending doctor. Kasi we presume na hindi naman may sakit ito, they are healthy and they have no history of any illness. Pero itutuloy pa rin natin yung ating [health] screening ,” she said
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