THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force have made Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines available at all vaccination sites, CHCC spokesman Guillermo C. Lifoifoi said on Wednesday.
THE Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is now available for children 12 to 15 years old, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. announced Thursday.
CHCC spokesman Guillermo Lifoifoi said the healthcare corporation, with guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Medical Care and Treatment Site starting Friday, May 14, 2021.
Walk-ins are accepted but parental consent forms are required for minors who are unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parental consent forms are available at www.vaccinatecnmi.com. It is requested that a valid government-issued ID or birth certificate be presented at the time of registration.
THE CNMI has so far vaccinated close to 10,000 people, Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. spokesman Lee Tenorio said.
 Since the Covid-19 vaccination began in Dec. 2020, 17,072 doses have been administered to 9,978 people.
Of the 9,978, he said 7,094 people have received the complete two doses of the vaccine.
Tenorio added that 2,884 more people are expected to receive their second dose to complete their vaccination series in the coming weeks.
Right now, he said CHCC is vaccinating individuals under the vaccination plansâ Phases 1A and 1B on the three main islands.
Phase 1A covers healthcare employees, high-risk first responders, homebound/bedbound patients, and manamko (65 years old and older). Phase 1B includes persons 55 years of age and older, and essential employees in the public and private sectors.