ILOILO – The provincial government is prepared to vaccinate against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 267,470 children from five to 11 years old, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
This will be conducted once the Department of Health (DOH) gives the go-signal and Pfizer vaccines specific for kids have been delivered, he stressed.
Here’s the breakdown of the target number of children per local government unit (LGU):
* Ajuy (7,223), Alimodian (5,311), Anilao (3,959), Badiangan (3,730), Balasan (4,570), Banate (4,839), Barotac Nuevo (7,131), Barotac Viejo (6,327), Batad (1,423), Bingawan (2,098)
* Cabatuan (3,908), Calinog (4,043), Carles (9,411), Passi City (11,129),Concepcion (5,963), Dingle (6,263), Dueñas (4,727), Dumangas (9,545), Estancia (6,704), Guimbal (4,671), Igbaras (4,421), Janiuay (8,827), Lambunao (10,173), Leganes (4,485), Lemery (4,262), Leon (6,885)
* Maasin (5,101), Miag-ao (9,332), Mina (3,250), New Lucena (3,211), Oton (12,308), Pavia (7,679), Pototan (10,370),
* San Dionisio (5,355), San Enrique (2,056), San Joaquin (7,169), San Miguel (3,826), San Rafael (2,282), Santa Barbara (8,318), Sara (7,268), Tigbauan (8,664), Tubungan (3,104), and Zarraga (3,537).
“Lain ‘ni sia sa aton 12 to 17 years old nga target which is 227,498,” said Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares- Quiñon, provincial health officer.
The vaccination sites are municipal covered gyms, rural health units and other current vaccination sites of the LGUs.
The dosage of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given to children aged five years to 11 years is different from those given to 12- to 17-year-olds and adults, said Health undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.
Only Pfizer has received an emergency use authorization (EUA) for five- to 11-year-olds, while those aged 12 to 17 may be vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Vergeire said the different Pfizer doses have color-coded bottle caps to ensure that individuals are given the right dosage.
Based on a study from the United States, the COVID-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds has an efficacy rate of 91 percent, with no known serious side effects./PN
