MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-four vaccination sites are included in phase 2 of the vaccination of children against COVID-19, based on the initial list of the National Vaccination Operation Center (NVOC) released on Wednesday.
During the Laging Handa briefing, NVOC’s Dr. Kezia Rosario said that the phase 2 vaccination sites include hospitals that participated in the pilot pediatric inoculation.
Last week, eight hospitals participated in the pilot COVID-19 inoculation of around 1,000 children with comorbidities.
READ: Over 1,000 children with comorbidities join pilot run of COVID-19 pediatric vaccination
She noted that vaccinations will be held in hospitals and non-hospital facilities as some local government units (LGUs) have limited spaces.
“So, each of the local government units naman po ng (of the) National Capital Region have already prepared ng kanilang (their) vaccination site using iyong (their) hospital as a vaccination site,” Rosario said.
“We had din na mga (we also had) LGUs, due to limitation ng (of) spaces ng (of the) hospital, have negotiated with us to use several of their nearby facilities as vaccination sites,” she added.
Rosario assured the public that non-hospital vaccination sites were inspected and are near hospitals.
She likewise said that vaccine supply is enough for the pediatric vaccination of around 100,000 children with comorbidities in Metro Manila.
Currently, the following are the vaccination sites included in phase 2 of pediatric inoculation which will start on October 22:
-Caloocan City North Medical Center
-Caloocan City Medical Center (South)
-Ospital ng Malabon/Oreta Sports Complex
-Navotas City Hospital
-Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital
-Pasig City General Hospital
-St. Luke’s Medical Center – Bonifacio Global City
-Marikina Sports Complex (Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center)
-Philippine Heart Center
-Philippine Children’s Medical Center
-National Children Hospital
-Fe Del Mundo Medical Center
-Quezon City General Hospital
-St. Lukes Medical Center – Quezon City
-Philippine General Hospital
-Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
-Makati Medical Center
-Ospital ng Makati
-SM Megamall Mega Vaccination Site
-Cardinal Santos Medical Center
-Ospital ng Muntinlupa
-Ospital ng Paranaque 1
-University of Perpetual Help Dalta System
-Pasay City General Hospital
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