(Photo courtesy of Pasig City PIO) MANILA - A total of 3,416 children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, a health official said Wednesday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said more hospitals are eyed to participate in the pediatric vaccination program. "Nagpaplano na po ngayon para ma-expand pa natin itong mga hospital na ating pinag-umpisahan para mas marami po tayong mga kabataang mabakunahan pa (The government is now planning to expand the vaccination program to more hospitals to cover more children)," she said in a media briefing. In a televised public briefing, National Vaccination Operations Center representative Dr. Kezia Rosario noted that there is only one severe case of adverse event following immunization among the four cases that have been reported. "Iyong isa, iyong severe case natin ay mayroong allergic reaction siya. The rest are related lang sa pagbabakuna na na-stress lang po sila during the vaccin
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the government will expand its pediatric Covid-19 inoculations to 13 more hospitals in Metro Manila. In his Talk to the People, Duterte said there are presently eight participating hospitals for the pilot run of the Covid-19 pediatric vaccination in the National Capital Region (NCR). These include the Philippine Children's Medical Center, National Children's Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, Pasig City Children's Hospital, Fe Del Mundo Medical Center, Philippine General Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital-Global City, and the Makati Medical Center. Duterte said more than 1,100 minors aged 15 to 17 with comorbidities have been inoculated with their first dose of vaccine during the first day of vaccination of minors on Oct. 15. "I am happy to report that on the first day of inoculation of minors on Oct. 15 more than 1,100 minors with comorbidities were given their first dose of vaccine against Covid-19. Also, we will expa
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday that a total of 3,416 minors aged 15 to 17 were already inoculated as of October 19, following the rollout of the Covid-19 pediatric vaccination in the National Capital Region (NCR) last week. Aside from the previous eight participating hospitals, which include…
VACCINATION FOR KIDS.A boy receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the Pasig City Children's Hospital on Friday (Oct. 15, 2021). Some 89 children with comorbidities included in the hospital's master list pulled up their sleeves to get the life-saving shot.(Photo courtesy of Pasig City PIO) MANILA - A total of 1,509 children age 12 to 17 years old have been vaccinated against the coronavirus as of October 16, a health official reported Monday. During an online media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were four adverse effects following immunization (AEFIs) recorded among those who were given the jabs. "I would just like to caution all of you, I will give you the overview, the brief details, because it is not officially reported to the Food and Drug Administration. This is still being studied by our vaccination sites and our vaccine cluster," she said. Among those vaccinated, one had high blood pressure but went back to normal a