The Parañaque City government will start vaccinating children aged five to 11 on Feb. 4, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced Wednesday. The mayor called on the parents to pre-register their children belonging to the said age group for the “ParañaquenYO: Bakuna Para sa Younger Ones” program to protect th
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“This gargantuan milestone is a huge turnaround from the scarcity of vaccine supplies we have once faced at the beginning of our vaccination program. This sparks hope that we can continue to march forward in this pandemic,” Duque said.
YOUNG VACCINEES. Some teenagers are accompanied by their parents and guards line up to get their first dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during the last day of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" vaccination drive at The Tent, DIHS (former DNHS Main High School), Barangay Burol 1, City of Dasmarinas, Cavite on Dec. 1, 2021. The city government has provided an additional vaccination site for minors aged 12 to 17 years old walk-in vaccinees. (PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippines has administered a total of 7,628,432 doses of Covid-19 vaccine during the massive national vaccination drive from November 29 to December 1, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said on Thursday, noting that the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" accomplishment report is still being updated. "For the three days, hindi pa po kumpleto ang ating report (our reports are not yet complete). May (There is an) updating that is happening. But we are very happy with the initial report because this is more
National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The government, along with vaccine manufacturers, is reevaluating all coronavirus jabs that have already expired or nearing expiration for possible shelf-life extension, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said Thursday. In an interview, Galvez said the NTF and the Department of Health (DOH) are doing their best to make sure that no coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines would be wasted due to expiration. The vaccine czar recalled that the country was earlier compelled to accept vaccines with an expiration date of about one to two months, due to the global shortage of jab supplies. However, Galvez said the government is already in talks with various pharmaceutical companies and the COVAX Facility to provide the country with vaccines that have a shelf-life of four months and beyond. "'Wag kayong mag-alala (Don't worry), we wi