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PEDIATRIC JAB. Em Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and coordinator of the Covid-19 Vaccination Council, administers the Pfizer shot on a minor with comorbidity during the launch of the pediatric A3 vaccination at the Riverside College annex building in Bacolod City on Friday (Oct. 29, 2021). Mayor Evelio Leonardia (left) led city officials in witnessing the rollout of the inoculation for minors.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - The city gove...

ALL SET. The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City is all set for the launching of Covid-19 vaccination for children with comorbidities in Negros Occidental on Friday (Oct. 29, 2021). The provincial government is eyeing to administer jabs on at least 300 minors in the pediatric A3 group during the initial rollout. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental provincial government) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government will inoculate at least 300 children with comor...

BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has scheduled a three-day rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for 12- to 17-year-olds with comorbidities on October 29 as well as on November 3 and 4. In an advisory on Wednesday, the Covid-19 Vaccination Council (CoVac) said the inoculation site will be set up at the Riverside College campus located behind Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital. Em Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and coordinator o...

BACOLOD CITY - The city government here will roll out the vaccination of minors next month as part of the response to protect "high-risk or vulnerable groups" against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement on Wednesday, the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) said they have received a go-signal from the Department of Health (DOH) to start the vaccination of those in the pediatric A3 priority group, or persons aged 12 to 17 years old who have comorbidities. ...

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