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The government plans to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 by February, according to an executive.

A health official said Friday that the national government is looking into the delivery of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for children aged five to 11 years by early next month.

Myrna Cabotaje, Health Undersecretary and Chair of the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC), said the government is still waiting for the arrival of Pfizer-BioNTech jabs specifically prepared for children during a Laging Handa briefing.

“Ang tinitingnan nating date, earliest first week of February maumpisahan natin ‘yung pagbabakuna ng ating (We’re looking at starting with inoculation of) 5 to 11,” Cabotaje said.

On December 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be used in children aged five to eleven years.

According to the FDA, the vaccine has a high efficacy rate of more than 90%, and its side events are modest, with no uncommon or significant safety signals, as demonstrated in a clinical trial.

It further stated that depending on the country of origin, the vaccine is available in two separate brands: Tozinameran and Comirnaty.

The NVOC previously said that there are around 13.5 million children aged 5 to 11 years old in the United States.

Cabotaje said authorities will continue to follow a six-month-old who received a Covid-19 vaccination instead of a pneumonia shot, adding that the infant had had no bad reactions.

She went on to say that the matter would be thoroughly reviewed so that the appropriate punishment could be determined.

“May ibang considerations ‘yan o kung excessive negligence ‘yaan.” If there is gross negligence or other considerations, iba dapat ang [refrigerator] ng Covid-19 vaccinations sa (If there is excessive negligence or other causes. “We need to improve our methods; the refrigerator for Covid-19 vaccines must be separate from the refrigerator for conventional vaccines,” Cabotaje explained.

She also reminded the implementers that vaccine labels should be large enough to identify them from one another in order to minimize confusion.

The government has fully immunized 51.7 million people so far.

Approximately 57.4 million people have gotten their first dose, with another 2.8 million receiving booster doses.

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