Manila Bulletin
Mayor Edwin: Vaccination of minors aged 12-17 to start Oct. 15
Metro Manila will begin its COVID-19 vaccination drive for the general population, including individuals aged 12 to 17, starting Friday, October 15, 2021.
Metro Manila Council head and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that local government units in the region have already achieved nearly 100% of their target vaccination rate for the general population.
The remaining 30% of the target population, which includes minors aged 12 to 17, will commence their vaccination in large hospitals on Friday, with expansion to other LGU hospitals the following week.
As of October 11, 2021, 30.28% of the Philippines' target population, totaling 23,360,489 individuals, had been fully vaccinated.
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence that 50% of the Philippines' population will be fully vaccinated before Christmas, with 23 million Filipinos already having received their complete doses.
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Bacolod City will commence the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities against COVID-19 starting November 5.
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President Rodrigo Duterte announced the expansion of the Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination program for minors to 13 more hospitals in Metro Manila.
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A total of 1,151 children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities were vaccinated with their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during the pilot program's first day on Friday, October 15.
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The COVID-19 pediatric vaccination program in the National Capital Region will expand to 13 additional hospitals this Friday, as announced by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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As of October 16, a total of 1,509 children aged 12 to 17 have been vaccinated against COVID-19, with four adverse effects following immunization (AEFIs) recorded.
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