Gov't eyes vaccination of children aged 5-11 in February

A health worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine booster at the Marikina Sports Complex on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

The STAR / Walter Bollozos

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health is eyeing to start vaccination of children five to 11 years old at the earliest in the first week of February.

Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said in Friday’s Laging Handa briefing that the vaccines for the set age group has yet to arrive.

Cabotaje explained that the government will use a different formulation of Pfizer — the only brand with Emergency Use Authorization for this age group — for the inoculation of five to 11-year-old children, than those  who are 12 and above.

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