Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The city government here is planning to put up more district sites for the 5-11 years old age group after the successful rollout of the pilot test for pediatric vaccination in hospitals last week. In a statement Tuesday, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task Force, said they are targeting two more schools and three malls as additional pediatric vaccination sites. This came about after the city government allotted 20,000 doses of vaccines during their drive in three special sites - Almedras Gym, Vicente Hizon Central Elementary School, and San Roque Elementary School - starting Tuesday. "We believe that after the success of the hospital and hopefully after the success of the three special sites, we can open five additional district sites," Schlosser said. The three sites are open for walk-ins but parents or guard
Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force(PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task Force on Tuesday called on fully vaccinated residents to get their booster shots to achieve its target as the city has enough vaccines and vaccination sites. In a statement, Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, said a total of 181,757 Dabawenyos have already received their anti-Covid booster dose as of February 4. Of the number, she said the city still has a long way to go to achieve the target population immunity. "We want everyone to have their booster done. Since we are almost 100 percent of our population protection, what we are targeting is a total population of 1.8 million. So, we also target the same number for our booster doses," Schlosser said. She noted that simultaneous with the booster dose rollout, the vaccination for the first and second dose is still ongoing. Data from the
DAVAO CITY - The supposed vaccination rollout for children aged 5 to 11 years old scheduled for February 7 has been postponed, the Davao City Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task Force announced Friday. In a radio interview, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said the postponement was due to the delay in the arrival of the pediatric Pfizer vaccines. "The Department of Health (DOH) attributed logistical challenges as the cause of the delay. The postponement of the National Capital Region's pediatric vaccination rollout earlier set on February 4 will also affect the city and other local government units (LGUs)," she said. However, Schlosser said that the delay in the pediatric vaccination rollout is advantageous for the city's Vaccination Cluster Team for they will have more time to prepare for its seamless conduct. She added that the pilot pediatric vaccination rollout for five to 11 years old will be in the hospitals. Howev
Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task Force - Vaccination Cluster Team (VCT) will pilot the vaccination rollout for the pediatric group aged 5 to 11 years old on February 7. In a statement Thursday, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the task force, said they chose the hospitals as the venue for the pilot rollout to ensure that medical care is readily available. "Once there are glitches, we can manage it right away. Once everything is okay, we will then cascade it to our typical vaccination hubs," she said. Schlosser said they are considering having a separate lane for the youngest age group to ensure that the vaccines do not mix with those administered on other category groups. Schlosser clarified that the 5- to 11-year-old children's vaccine dosage is 0.2ml, lower than the standard dosage of 0.3ml for other population age groups. She added that