Philippines targets COVID-19 vaccination of 13.5M kids aged 5 to 11A teenage boy receives a BioNtech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the inoculation of the population aged 12 to 17 at a stadium in San Juan City, suburban Manila on November 3, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is eyeing to immunize around 13.5 million children aged five to 11 against COVID-19 after it expanded its vaccination drive to minors last month. In a briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the country has “enough” supply to vaccinate Filipinos, including adolescents aged five to 11. The government, however, has yet to provide a target date for the inoculation of this age group. Last month, the Philippines started administering COVID-19 jabs to young people aged 12 to 17.

Source: Philippine Star November 25, 2021 20:32 UTC