The arrival of 859,950 doses of US-made Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, procured by the national government, is crucial to the ongoing pediatric vaccination program, an official of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 said Monday night.<\/p>\n
Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor, head of NTF’s sub-task force on current operations, welcomed the Air Hongkong Flight LD456 carrying the latest Pfizer shipment of Pfizer vaccine around 9:05 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City.<\/p>\n
The newly delivered shipment is procured through the funding support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).<\/p>\n
Mayor said the deliveries of Pfizer vaccines arrived timely as the government boosts the ongoing pediatric vaccination program efforts for a safe face-to-face classes by next year.<\/p>\n
For now, limited in-person classes are held in areas identified as low risk for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
“Sa tuluy-tuloy na pagdating ng Pfizer ay madadagdagan yung ating mababakunahan na mga kabataan (With the continuous arrival of Pfizer vaccines, we can vaccinate more children),” he said.<\/p>\n
The country’s Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to inoculate minors and adolescents — ages 12-17 years old.<\/p>\n
As more vaccines arrive, Mayor urged the public anew to participate in the second round of the massive national vaccination days “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” from December 15 to 17, in a bid to reach the target of fully protecting 54 million Filipinos before yearend.<\/p>\n
“We encourage, we appeal to those who haven’t vaccinated yet, to be vaccinated. We have all kinds of vaccines that are effective against Covid-19. With the threat of Omicron variant, it is necessary that we get vaccinated,” Mayor said.<\/p>\n
So far, a total of 40,881,035 Filipinos are fully protected against the coronavirus, with 756,682 eligible individuals receiving booster shots and additional doses. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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