Manila Bulletin
Over 144,000 minors targeted in pilot pediatric COVID vaccination
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).
This expansion marks Phase 2 of the pediatric vaccination, which will now include adolescents aged 15 to 17 years old.
The pilot program aims to vaccinate a total of 144,131 adolescents within this age group.
In the first week of the rollout, a total of 1,509 minors with comorbidities aged 15 to 17 were vaccinated, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
The vaccination for individuals aged 12 to 17 began on Friday, October 15, with the initial phase focusing on those aged 15 to 17 and the subsequent phase targeting those aged 12 to 14.
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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 second phase of pediatric vaccination targeting children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities started on October 22, 2021, in the National Capital Region.
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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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Over 1,500 minors aged 15 to 17 with existing health conditions received COVID-19 vaccines during the initial week of the pediatric vaccination program in Metro Manila.
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A total of 9,928 minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since the program began.
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