The city government of Davao is all set to roll out the vaccination of 5-11 year old children.
Once the supplies of vaccines and guidelines from the Department of Health (DOH) arrive, it’s good to go according to the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force.
“Naa naman ta’y ongoing pediatric vaccination sa atoang 12 to 17 years old. Supply and guidelines na lang ang ginahulat because we cannot roll out an activity without the guidelines coming from DOH,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the city’s Covid-19 response body.
The city government has already administered anti-Covid vaccines to children ages 12 to 17 years old as the city began the pediatric vaccination drive on October 29, 2021, at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that the Philippines initially ordered 15 million Pfizer vaccine doses for the vaccination of children 5 to 11 years old and is set to arrive on January 31, 2022.
Galvez also reported that the government is aiming a “mini roll-out” of the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 on February 1 to 7, 2022.
“Dugay nana ginahisgutan and we’re pretty much waiting for it kasi we were waiting for the guidelines. Nagabuhat naman ta karon ug prediatric (vaccination). Pediatric patients/population man gihapon ang 11 years old pababa,” Schlosser said.
Meanwhile, the city government has assigned vaccination hubs for pediatric (12 to 17 yo) inoculation – GMall Toril, Mabini Elementary School, Calinan Elementary School, Matina Aplaya Elementary School, F. Dizon Elementary School are open for walk-in or without the need for pre-registration from 8 AM to 3 PM.
All public and private hospitals have also joined in the pediatric inoculation but children need pre-registration.
To avail of the vaccination, children accompanied by their parents need to bring a birth certificate, Safe Davao QR, and a medical certificate for 12–17-year-olds with comorbidity. Also, parents are required to accompany their children and must bring valid IDs. For guardians, however, they’ll have to bring a valid ID and valid ID of parents.
