Zamboanga City Health Office (File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office has temporarily suspended the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 due to a lack of supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Once we receive the additional supply, we will resume our activity," said Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, on Wednesday. She noted that a total of 13,548 children have so far received their first dose since the vaccination for the particular age group rolled out on February 9. Miravite said a reformulated Pfizer vaccine brand has been allocated for the youngest pediatric group. Meanwhile, she said 621,141 individuals representing 69.30 percent of the target population of 896,200 have been fully vaccinated since the vaccination rolled out in March 2021. She said 530,164 of the 621,141 fully vaccinated individuals were adults while the remaining 90,977 were children aged 12 to 17. She added that 73,596 adult individuals have received
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