Nurse Alexie Turla collects used vials of the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine after being used for inoculation day at the Makati Coliseum on Tuesday, May 3, 2021.聽 (File photo by GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / Philippines Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Two more hospitals in Metro Manila have joined the pilot COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17, bringing the number of sites for the rollout to eight, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the national vaccine manager, said Wednesday in a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte
Galvez presented to the president the following as the sites for the initial roll out of COVID-19 vaccination of minors:
- National Children鈥檚 Hospital
- Philippine Heart Center
- Pasig City Children鈥檚 Hospital
- Fe Del Mundo Medical Center
- Philippine General Hospital
- Makati Medical Center
- St. Luke鈥檚 Medical Center in Taguig City
- Philippine Children鈥檚 Medical Center
The two hospitals added to the initial list of six sites were Makati Medical Center and St. Luke鈥檚 Medical Center.
鈥淥ur all-experts group chose to conduct the vaccination in hospitals so that we can immediately take action should they experience adverse effects,鈥� Galvez said in Filipino.
鈥淚nitially, there were six hospitals listed here. But now all hospitals want to join. Even Iloilo and Cebu want to join the pilot project,鈥� he added.
The pilot COVID-19 vaccination of minors will start on Oct. 15.