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Philippines okays COVID-19 vaccination for kids, general population starting October

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Essential workers residing in Magalong, Pampanga receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Magalang Town Plaza through the Office of the Vice President’s Vaccine Express initiative on Sept. 25, 2021. Charlie Villegas, OVP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/28/20210925-covid-vaccine-express-pampanga-ovp-1855.jpg"/><figcaption>Essential workers residing in Magalong, Pampanga receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Magalang Town Plaza through the Office of the Vice President’s Vaccine Express initiative on Sept. 25, 2021. <em>Charlie Villegas, OVP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Children and the general adult population will start getting COVID-19 vaccines in October, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte approved the inoculation of the general population after a recommendation from vaccine &quot;czar&quot; Carlito Galvez Jr, said Roque. </p><p>&quot;Magsisimula na po ang pagbabakuna sa general population itong buwan ng Oktubre,&quot; he said in a press briefing. </p><p>(We will start vaccinating the general population this month of October.)</p><p>The immunization program currently covers 5 priority groups, including health workers, the elderly, people with health risks, essential workers, and indigents. </p><p>They will not lose their prioritization and will have express lanes at inoculation hubs, said Roque. </p><p>&quot;Hintayin natin ang detalye,&quot; he said. </p><p>(Let us wait for details.)</p><p>Meanwhile, parents are urged to have their children listed for COVID-19 vaccination, the spokesman said. </p><p>&quot;Magsisimula na rin po ang ating pagbabakuna ng ating mga kabataan... Inaasahan rin po nating magsisimula rin tayo sa buwan ng Oktubre. Aprubado na rin po &#x27;yan ng ating Presidente,&quot; Roque said. </p><p>(We will also start vaccinating our youth. We expect to start also in the month of October. That has been approved by the President.) </p><p>&quot;Meron po tayong sapat na supply. Ang pinaghahandaan natin ‘yong master listing pa lang naman. ‘Pag meron na po tayong masterlist, hintayin po natin ang anunsyo kung sinong mauuna,&quot; he added.</p><p>(We have enough supply. We are just preparing for the master listing. Once we have a masterlist, let us wait for the announcement on who will be first.)</p><p>While Roque did not specify an age group, Galvez earlier recommended the coronavirus inoculation of 12 to 17-year-olds by the middle of October, as coronavirus infections <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/21/3-children-die-of-covid-19-in-bacolod" target="_blank">hit more children</a>. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1784052" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;I’d like the people to know we are studying the possibility of vaccinating the general adult population as early as October if there is a stable vaccine supply,&quot; Duterte said earlier this September.</p><p>But authorities &quot;have to keep equity in mind,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Dapat unahin na natin ang walang-wala at mga mahirap,&quot; said the President. </p><p>(We should prioritize the poor.) </p><p>The Philippines, which is fighting one of Asia&#x27;s worst coronavirus outbreaks, has confirmed some 2.4 million coronavirus infections, including about 37,000 deaths overall.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/21/vaccinations-lessen-covid-19-cases-in-ncr-says-group">Vaccinations lessen COVID-19 cases in NCR, says group</a></li></ul><p>Authorities expect to take delivery of some 100 million COVID-19 jabs next month, Galvez told Duterte on Monday. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/28/21/ph-eyes-giving-55-million-covid-19-jabs-in-oct">PH eyes giving 55 million COVID-19 jabs in Oct.</a></li></ul><p>At least 20.5 million people are now fully vaccinated. The national target is 77.1 million to achieve herd immunity and safely reopen the economy before the year ends. </p><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script><br/> </div>

Children and the general adult population will start getting COVID-19 vaccines in October, Malacañang said on Monday. 

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Philippines okays COVID-19 vaccination for kids, general population starting October

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Published Sep 28, 2021 12:39 PM PHT

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