CHILDREN VACCINATION. A child curiously looks while Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, injects him with a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) at the Zamboanga Central School in Zamboanga City on Monday (Feb. 14, 2022). The Department of Health in Region 9 is targeting to vaccinate 500,000 children five to 11 years old as the vaccination rolled out on the same day in the region. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) is targeting to vaccinate some 500,000 children aged five to 11 years old in the region against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH-9 director, made the announcement Monday as the vaccination for children aged five to 11 kicked off in the region. Brillantes said the vaccination of children is being conducted in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd). Brillantes urged the parents to allow their children to be vaccinated in time for