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Davao Region to start vaccination of 5-11 year old on Feb 14



DAVAO CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) – The Davao Region will start the COVID19 vaccination for the 5 to 11 year old age group on February 14.


In a regional advisory of the Davao Center for Health Development, it has informed that Davao Region is included in the Phase 3 implementation of the vaccination for the said priority group.


This after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued last December 22, 2021 an Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer to be used for the 5-11 year old age group.


The region targets to inoculate 790, 286 children under this age group. Davao City targets to vaccinate 269,121; Davao de Oro has a 115,370 target; Davao del Norte has 152, 521 target; Davao del Sur with 104,253; Davao Occidental with 53,469 target; and Davao Oriental with with 95,552 target.


The Department of Health (DOH) designed the vaccination rollout to be conducted within three months of the campaign.


The Intensive Phase set to run within one month will cover the vaccination of at least 60 percent of the 5-11 projected population. The Maintenance Phase, on the other hand, will cover the vaccination of the remaining 40% of the 5-11 projected population in the last two months.


In preparation for the vaccination rollout for this new age group, the DCHD will be holding a Town Hall with parents and guardians on February 4. The town hall is aimed to convey important messages to the parents and guardians of the target population such that the COVID19 vaccine for the 5-11 year old age group is safe and effective.


The town hall will also be a venue for the DOH to clarify operations and processes such as how to get the vaccine, what requirements are needed to present, and which sites will be used for the vaccination activity


The DOH also aims to explain thoroughly to the parents on the importance of vaccination for their children. Parents are expected to be the ones to talk and encourage their children to get vaccinated.


Interested parents may join the town hall via Webex (TINYURL.COM/RESBAKUNAKIDS). (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)

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