DAVAO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) – Dr. Gemma Tiu, a pediatrician and a mother of a 10 year old son Nate Ethan Gabriel who got vaccinated yesterday during the roll-out of the vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 could not help but express her relief after months of waiting for the COVID19 vaccine for her child.
“Sa umpisa ng pandemic, itong anak ko ay nakikinig na at inaalam niya na kung paano maproteksyunan mula sa virus. Alam nya na ang tanging makaprotect sa atin sa COVID ay vaccination. (Even during the start of the pandemic, my child was always listening and he learns how to be protected from getting the virus infection. He knew that that the best way to get protected is through vaccination.),” Dr. Tiu said.
About 250 children flocked to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) on the first day of the roll-out. The said facility was first in Davao City to hold the vaccination for the pediatric group with age ranging from 5 to 11 years.
“Inaabangan na talaga niya ito. Gusto na nyang magface to face classes at namimiss na niya ang kanyang mga kaklase. Kaya kagabi, maaga siyang natulog at maaga rin syang nagising. Hindi ako nahirapang gisingin sya kasi excited rin sya sa vaccination. (My son has long waited for this. He wanted to go back to the face to face classes because he already missed his classmates. Last night, he slept early and woke early early this morning. It wasn’t hard for me to wake him up because he was really excited for the vaccination.)”
The parent, after the vaccination, expressed gratitude to the government and how happy she is for getting the sense of security and protection for her kid.
“Iniencourage ko ang mga parents na pag-isipang mabuti. Itong bakunang ito ay para sa kabutihan ng mga bata. Ito naman ay dumaan ng research and studies sa ibang bansa. So kung s ibang bansa ay natapos na nilang pabakunahan ang kanilang mga anak na 5-11 years old at wala namang reported na major adverse side effects, ibig sabihin safe po ang bakuna.” (I encourage the parents to think very well. This vaccine is for the good of our kids. This vaccine has gone through research and studies in other countries. So if other countries were able to vaccinate their kids aged 5 to 11 years and there was no reported major adverse side effects, then we can say that the vaccine is safe.)”, Dr. Tiu added.
Following the kick-off ceremony of the Resbakuna for Kids, other vaccination site in private hospitals, schools, malls will then cater children of this age group for COVID19 vaccination.
Department of Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Roy Ferrer also urged the parents and guardians of kids.
“Let us convince our love ones, friends, neighbors, especially those who have not yet vaccinated, to receive it. Let them be reminded on the MPHS protocol, let us not put our guards down, this will be the new norm that we are going to practice in our day to day lives. Let us not be complacent. If this virus will mutate, that is another problem that we will face in the future,” Dr. Ferrer said. (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)
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