'SUCCESS'. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire describes the first day of the pilot vaccination of children in Metro Manila as a success, during the Laging Handa briefing on Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021). A total of 1,151 minors with comorbidities have been inoculated with their first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 as of 8 p.m. on October 15, and none of them experienced any adverse reaction. (Screengrab from the Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) described as a success the first day of the pilot vaccination of children in Metro Manila, noting that none of the more than 1,100 minors aged 15 to 17 experienced any adverse reaction. "Actually, naging matagumpay po 'yong naging simula ng ating vaccination rollout for our pediatric population with comorbidities kahapon (Actually, the start of our vaccination rollout for our pediatric population with comorbidities yesterday was a success)," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire s
'SUCCESS'. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire describes the first day of the pilot vaccination of children in Metro Manila as a success, during the Laging Handa briefing on Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021). A total of 1,151 minors with comorbidities have been inoculated with their first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 as of 8 p.m. on October 15, and none of them experienced any adverse reaction. (Screengrab from the Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) described as a success the first day of the pilot vaccination of children in Metro Manila, noting that none of the more than 1,100 minors aged 15 to 17 experienced any adverse reaction. "Actually, naging matagumpay po 'yong naging simula ng ating vaccination rollout for our pediatric population with comorbidities kahapon (Actually, the start of our vaccination rollout for our pediatric population with comorbidities yesterday was a success)," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire s
(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said t
FULL DOSE. A resident of Brgy. Tawan-tawan, Davao City receives his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday (Oct. 15, 2021). The rollout benefitted 479 individuals. (Photo courtesy of Davao-CIO) MANILA - National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. called on local government units (LGUs) to scale up their vaccination rates as more jabs will be delivered in the country in the coming weeks. He encouraged LGUs to be creative and coordinate with the military, stakeholders, and the private sector. "You can use malls, hospitals, sports centers, and you can use any facility as a vaccination center," Galvez said in a statement on Saturday, addressing LGU officials. On Friday, the government began the pilot run of vaccination of the 15 to 17 age group with comorbidities in eight hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Philippine Children's Medical Center, National Children's Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, Pasig City Childr
The national government will prioritize the vaccination of more or less 1.2 million adolescents with comorbidities nationwide, the first to benefit were a total of 1,151 young Filipinos with ages from 15 to 17 years old during the first day of rollout on Friday in eight hospitals in Metro Manila.