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Vax of 5-11 years old to start soon


DAVAO CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) - Members of the Regional Vaccination Operation Center (RVOC) in Davao Region are now preparing for the rollout of the COVID19 vaccination of the pediatric population 5 to 11 years old.


This was discussed in the weekly RVOC meeting where the draft guidelines was tackled as part of the preparation of the vaccination for this new priority group.


During the Talk to the People held last Monday (January 25), National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID19 chief implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr announced that the government is set to rollout the COVID19 vaccination for five to 11 years old on February 4.


In the draft guidelines, the administration for this new priority group will still be in a phased approach. The Phase 1 will cover pilot sites in the National Capital Region (NCR) while the Phase 2 will be the expansion in vaccination sites in NCR and pilot sites in other regions.


The rollout will still be done in designated vaccination sites with vaccination teams and designated vaccination days to include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.


A combination of hospital-based and LGU-based vaccination sites will be tapped for this new priority group.


Leading towards the target vaccination rollout, the DOH will have capacity building of vaccination teams; town hall meetings targeted to raise the awareness of the public is set from January 24 to 28 along with the vaccination site preparation. Vaccination site final inspection is set on January 31, 2022. (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)

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