DAVAO CITY – Vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 in the Davao region is scheduled to start on Monday, February 14, the Department of Health -Davao said.
According to the DOH, Comirnaty vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech was granted emergency use authorization for five to 11-year-olds while Comirnaty and Spikevax of Moderna for minors aged 12 to 17. Local governments are still in the planning phase where to hold their respective vaccinations, Olavides said. “Consistent with our mission of advancing children’s protection in the face of COVID-19, we, the Alliance of Filipinos for Freedom and Informed Choice, stand that the vaccination of our children against COVID-19 does not meet the established principle of first ensuring that no harm is done,” it said.
“The Philippine state, as a main duty-bearer of accountability for the protection of children’s rights, is duty-bound to banner the children’s best interest foremost in public health by ensuring that the COVID vaccines are safe, effective and necessary beyond reasonable doubt,” it added.