DAVAO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA)—The pediatric vaccine roll out for children with age 5 to 11 in Davao Region will be on February 14 to ensure preparedness in vaccines and logistics.
Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, local vaccine czar said that the first venues of the vaccination roll out for children will be in the hospitals where parents have to bring the birth certificates of their children, ID cards to identify the children, and the ID cards of parents or guardians.
She bared that the vaccination roll out for children will be done on February 14 at the Davao Doctors Hospital, Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital, Southern Philippines Medical Center and the Siemens, then after two weeks, two special vaccination areas will be opened at the Hizon Elementary School, San Roque Elementary School located at the back of Victoria Plaza, Almendras gym and the USEP in Bo. Obrero.
She said they also intend to open one vaccination site for minors in Toril and the city población.
Villafuerte stressed that it is important for the children to be enrolled first at the SafeDQR to be integrated in the system of vaccination.
“All of us city residents must have a DQR regardless of age,” she said.
Villafuerte said it is now part of the regular checking that every time the child goes out of the mall, his identity is checked showing he is vaccinated.
Dr. Zam Zailon of the Davao City Health Office said they are still waiting for the feedback from the Brokenshire, and MDMRC to also do the vaccine roll out for 5 years old up to 11 years old.
He said during the Regional Vaccination Updating called for by the Department of Health XI, the queries from the hospitals are the time of the delivery and who will bring the vaccines to them. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)
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