THE Davao City Government on Monday, November 1, 2021, announced that the registration for the Covid-19 vaccination of pediatric age group 12-to-17-year-old is now open via Safe Davao QR (DQR) Code.
In a Facebook post, the City Government advised that those belonging to this pediatric age group must register through the DQR website: profiles.safe-davao.com.
To verify the provided information in the registration, registrants must include their valid student ID and birth certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The pediatric vaccination among children aged between 12 to 17 years old with existing health conditions, who belong to the A3 priority list, kicked off on Friday, October 29 at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
In his message, on behalf of Davao City Health Office (CHO) head Ashley Lopez and Davao City Vaccination Cluster Head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, Dr. Aldrich So extended gratitude to the city’s partners in its vaccination program starting from its rollout in March until now, with the vaccination for children.
“[We] would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our partners for the vaccination program since day one. I’d like to add, it’s not just only momentous or historical event for SPMC but also for Davao City and the Davao Region,” So said.
As of October 28, the city’s vaccination cluster has recorded a total of 882,818 individuals who have been fully vaccinated while 788,001 have been inoculated with the first dose. The city targets to inoculate 1.2 million of its 1.8 million population before the end of November.
“It is still a far run to go before we reach herd immunity. But still, we are positive because we have so many partners who are doing the vaccination program. It’s not only our hospitals, it’s not only SPMC but also we have partners from the private sector. We have our private hospitals. It is very heartwarming to see other members of the private sectors who are doing the vaccination,” he said.
Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Dr. Roy Ferrer said children will only receive vaccines that have been given emergency use authority (EUA) by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the “pediatric population” namely Pfizer and Moderna.
“To vaccinate is to protect. As we pursue to protect our children, we are protecting our loved ones. To our dear parents and guardians, I highly encourage you to get your children and yourselves vaccinated. Together with the medical experts, doctors, we assure everyone that vaccines are safe and effective. Getting vaccinated has no disadvantages,” Ferrer said.
DOH-Davao Regional Director Dr. Annabelle Yumang said as of October 28, they have already received the interim guidelines for the vaccination of children ages 12 to 17 years old. She added that the vaccination for all children within the same age bracket will start from November 3 onwards.
Yumang said children are also considered vulnerable to Covid-19 infection considering that most of the cases reported are household transmission. She said vaccination will help them get protection against the adverse effect of the virus.
In Davao Region, they target to vaccinate a total of 620,216 children who belong to this age group.
Meanwhile, to register, the vaccinees have to coordinate with the hospitals or pediatricians for the schedule of their vaccination. They must also bring with them a medical certificate from their pediatrician/physician that indicates the comorbidity/ies of the minor; informed consent of parents and proof of the relationship of the parent to their children; and valid ID for both the minor and the parent.
Vaccination registration for 12-17-year-olds now open via DQR Codification
Source: Sonstar
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