Published July 12, 2021, 9:30 AM
Minors, or those 17 years old and below, are not yet allowed to be vaccinated, government officials said.
This was the clarification made by the Muntinlupa City government on rumors spreading that those below 18 years old can now get their vaccine shot.
Children with Muntinlupa officials in 2018 (Muntinlupa PIO)
It said this is based on an advisory issued on July 11 by the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center.
Advisory 65-A, signed by Health Usec. Myrna Cabotaje, stated that “as of July 11, 2021, pediatric/adolescent (17 years old and below) vaccination is not yet allowed.”
“The vaccination rollout will still focus on the eligible population (18 years old and above) under Priority Groups Al, A2. A3, and in some areas, including Priority Groups A4 and A5, as stipulated in the National Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP),” the advisory added.
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MORE than 500 members of the indigenous peoples (IP) communities in Marilog District, Davao City were already administered with the Covid-19 vaccines as belonging to A5 priority group.
According to the Davao City Vaccination Cluster data as of June 24, a total of 497 doses were already administered with the first dose, while 25 were already administered with the second dose.
Davao City Covid-19 Vaccine Cluster head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio Friday, June 25, that the A5 group is prioritized in the allocation of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Villafuerte also said that those from Priority A1 group or workers in frontline health services, A2 or senior citizens, and A3 (persons with comorbidities) will also be allocated with the Pfizer vaccine. This is in accordance with the National Vaccine Deployment for Covid-19 of the Department of Health (DOH).
June 28, 2021 AN estimated 7,000 workers in the tourism sector in Davao City will be receiving their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday, June 30.
City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) Head Generose Tecson told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Saturday, June 26, that the vaccine rollout will be at the Garden Pavilion of the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao in Lanang for three days.
Tecson said the number was based on the pre-registration link sent by the City Health Office for the tourism sector, through the Davao Tourism Association (Data).
Based on the initial tourism data, tourism workers composed of airport workers, restaurants, hotels, event organizers, tourist transport, tour agencies, tour guides, and other tourism-accredited establishments will be inoculated with Sinovac.